ADS-ICCAP Software Maintenance Agreement
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Keysight Technologies located in Colorado Springs, CO on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, for Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS) Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA). The maintenance support required for this software needs to be compatible with the software used at these foundries. Specific Requirements for the ADS-ICAPP Software Maintenance Agreement are as follows: Software Maintenance Agreement – 1 year W2202BP/12812830, ADS Core, Layout, Advanced Layout, Harmonic Balance bundled software license, 1 Year W2205BP/12417893, ADS Core, Layout, Advanced Layout, Harmonic Balance, Momentum, Interoperability bundled software license, 1 Year W2302EP/12704073, Transient Convolution + Channel Sim element software license, 1 Year W8500BP/12629652, IC-CAP Device modeling platform bundle license, 1 Year W2205BP/13441339, ADS Core, Layout, Advanced Layout, Harmonic Balance, Momentum, Interoperability bundled software license, 1 Year W8541EP/13441341, IC-CAP Keysight HBT model extraction software license, 1 Year ISM-HEMT extraction package software license, 1 year This shall be provided and accomplished in accordance with the Statement of Work attached herein. NAICS Code is 511210 – Software Publishers, with a Size Standard of $41.5 million in annual receipts. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Keysight Technologies, Inc. for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 5/23/2023. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to lia.arthofer@nist.gov . All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to lia.arthofer@nist.gov no later than the date and time provided herein this posting. NB6720302301275 Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology
5/12/23, 12:06 PM ADS-ICCAP Software Maintenance Agreement
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division Sources Sought for Commercial Item Purchase THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible business firms that can provide the product described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition. The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on vendors that can obtain Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS) software in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) Document attached herein. This announcement is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is currently available. Additionally, The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this sources sought announcement. The results of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if any Small Business Set-aside opportunities exist. All Small Business Set-aside categories will be considered. In addition, this market research tool is being used to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes, prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a solicitation. Because of this Sources Sought announcement, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement on the System for Award Management (sam.gov) website and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage that can fulfil the requirement, in accordance with the requirement descriptions and technical specifications indicated in the Specification Document, then this acquisition shall be solicited as a small business set aside. However, NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 513210 for Software Publishers with a small business size standard of $41.5M in annual receipts. The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the specialized equipment identified in the Requirements/Specifications Document. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and Cage Code. 2. Name of company that will provide the product. 3. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 4. Specification sheets and examples of products that meet the Specifications attached herein. 5. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of award to include installation time and any necessary training that is provided. 6. Identification and verification of the company’s small business status. 7. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our service requirement and finalizing our market research. (Company sales brochures or marketing packages will not be considered). REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEW: See the attached Statement of Work Document. NB6720302301275 Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology
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