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70 -- THE MATHWORKS, INC. SOFTWARE LICENSES SOL N66604-97-Q-1616 DUE 041597 POC Contact Dian Locke, Negotiator,(401) 841-2442 X205. FAX (401)841-4820. WEB: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Dian Locke, Negotiator, locke@code59.npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport plans to award a sole source contract to Mathworks Inc. Natick, MA for the following: Two (2) each MATLAB Version 4.X Software, 4-user Perpetual License for HP9XX/HP UX Workstation; and Two (2) each MATLAB Signal Processing Toolbox for HP9XX/HP UX Workstation. It is intended to issue a written RFQ for these items and subsequently award a Firm Fixed Price Contract using FAR Part 13 procedures. The items described above will be acquired on a sole source basis because the Government requires software that is fully com patible with existing software that has been previously developed using two HP-9000 J210 workstations under NUWC's High Resolution Array (HRA) program, Additionally, The MathWorks, Inc. is the developer of the software (which is proprietary), The following Small Business size standards apply: SIC 3571, 1,000 employees. See Note 1 and Note 22. Anticipated award date is 23 May 1997. (0092)

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