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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JANUARY 11, 2023 SAM #7715
SOLICITATION NOTICE

70 -- Renewal of NUCARS Software Licenses (2023)

Notice Date

1/9/2023 10:56:19 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 USA
 

ZIP Code

02142
 

Solicitation Number

6913G623Q300012
 

Response Due

1/16/2023 12:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

01/17/2023
 

Point of Contact

Rachel Anderson, Christopher Dooley
 

E-Mail Address

rachel.anderson@dot.gov, christopher.dooley@dot.gov
(rachel.anderson@dot.gov, christopher.dooley@dot.gov)
 

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. 6913G623Q300012�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 2023-01, effective 12/30/2022. The NAICS Codeis 541519. The small business size standard is $34.0M. 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 1/31/2024. 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 oft his Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Please provide a firm fixed price quote on the specifications attached. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: February 1, 2023� to January 31, 2024. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: The quote should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Christopher Dooley, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to Christopher.Dooley@dot.gov and Rachel.Anderson@dot.gov. The time for receipt of offers is 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 01/16/2023. All offerors must have completed the following representations via Sam.Gov. If the offeror has not completed these representations, they must be included as an attachement in the quote submission: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items FAR 52.204-26 OR 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 Off erors-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

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/8930b491762b40799685c8d898abcb73/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

Zip Code: 02142

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06559734-F 20230111/230109230106 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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