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D -- FLUENT FOUR-PROCESS LICENSE DUE 052400 POC Gloria J. Rhyner, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-2794, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Gloria.J.Rhyner@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22#3-149758. E-MAIL: Gloria J. Rhyner, Gloria.J.Rhyner@grc.nasa.gov. NASA/GRC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for one (1) Fluent Four-Process License for Lease, Maintenance, and Updates for Fluent CFD Program. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/GRC intends to purchase the items from Fluent, Inc., Lebanon, New Hampshire under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(C)(1) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Fluent code, used for modeling fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical reactions, has been used at the Glenn Research Center (formerly Lewis) since 1987. Thousands of case and data files have been generated using this code; such files would be unreadable by any other similar code. Without Fluent, the results generated during the past twelve years would be inaccessible. In addition, licensing a code other than Fluent would result in additional costs associated with training on the new software, new code documentation, and the time required to learn how to use the new code and verify its performance. Since Fluent, Inc. is the originator of the software license and holds the source code, no other source is able to provide the support services required. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on May 24, 2000. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT REQUIRED] An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 05/09/00 (D-SN453074). (0130)

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