SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Renewal of NUCARS Software Licenses (2022)
- Notice Date
- 1/6/2022 1:34:30 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- 6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 USA
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- 6913G622Q300013
- Response Due
- 1/14/2022 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/29/2022
- Point of Contact
- Alexandra Regazzini, Rachel Anderson
- E-Mail Address
-
Alexandra.Regazzini@dot.gov, Rachel.Anderson@dot.gov
(Alexandra.Regazzini@dot.gov, Rachel.Anderson@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 6913G622Q300013 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and Incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-03, effective January 1, 2022. The NAICS Code is 511210; the Small Business size standard is $41.50M. The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) in supporting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), intends to solicit and award a sole source purchase order to Transportation Technology Center, Inc., in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The Volpe Center has a requirement to renew two licenses to operate NUCARS software from date of award through 1/31/2023. NUCARS is the only simulation package that has been sufficiently validated to predict the nonlinear dynamic response of North American railroad vehicles to specified track conditions and is a proprietary software of Association of American Railroads (AAR) that is required for rail dynamics studies. NUCARS software is required to access the results from decades of past simulation work performed by Volpe Center engineers. REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS (see attachment): The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Please provide a firm fixed price quote on the specifications attached.� PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: date of award to January 31, 2023. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: The quote should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Alexandra Regazzini, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to Alexandra.Regazzini@dot.gov and Rachel.Anderson@dot.gov. The time for receipt of offers is 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 01/14/2022. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the following provisions (see attachments):� FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items FAR�52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment The following clauses apply to this acquistion and are incorporated by reference SAP Commercial Terms and Conditions (see attachment) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items� FAR 52.212-4,�Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items The FAR provisions and clauses cited in this notice can be reviewed at www.acquisition.gov/far. The Government will not pay for any information received.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Zip Code: 02142
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 02142
- Record
- SN06211251-F 20220108/220106230118 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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