Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

70 -- STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC RESEARCH IDEAS SOFTWARE SOL N0016797Q0247 DUE 090597 POC Fran Cooley, Contract Specialist, 301-227-5669; Joyce Bell, Contracting Officer, 301-227-1113 Naval Surface Warfare Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, 100 West Road, Suite 340, Towson MD 21204, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This is for one (1) each of IDEAS Master Series 5.0 CAD software including variational modeler, surface modeler, meshing, drafting and IGES translator. This software provides 3-D wireframe NURBS and solid modeling rendered with OpenGL in an XWindows environment. "Ideas Plus" provides software upgrades and unlimited hotline support for one year. Installed platform is Silicon Graphics. Offerors that have the ability to provide the above software are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the date of this notice. No solicitation document exists; therefore, a request for such document will not be considered. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. SEE Note 22. (0227)

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