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70 -- SOFTWARE LICENSE RENEWAL SOL 53SBNB876004 DUE 102297 POC Marsha Rodgers, (301) 975-6398 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with AEA Technology Engineering Software, Incorporated, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania for a Software License Renewal. This shall include the following software: 1) CFX4-Solver Only (Node-locked)(10/24/97 -- 10/24/98), 2) UPG -- Upgrade to Two User License (10/24/97 -- 10/24/98), 3) MESHBUILD/VIEW -- Pre and Post Processor Annual License (floating)(10/24/97 -- 10/24/98) and 4) Extended contract from 10/24/98 to 12/31/98. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. An award shall be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures from a written quotation. The anticipated award date is October 24, 1997. This is a sole source requirement because the manufacturer of the software is the only one that can issue a user license. (0283)

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