Purchase Order N0016725P1090

The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $1.2M firm fixed-price purchase order to Altair Engineering Inc. for software maintenance and lease renewals effective through August 1, 2029. The contract supports the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Structures and Composites and Survivability and Weapons Effects divisions with perpetual license maintenance packages for Altair's Mechanical Engineering Level Package and Mechanical Suite, along with various quantities of leased licenses. Performance will be conducted at Altair's facility in Westlake, Maryland. This sole-source procurement reflects NSWCCD's exclusive use of Altair's finite element modeling and simulation software since 2011 for naval ship and submarine system development, testing, and certification, with the agency justifying the approach based on the significant costs and operational delays that would result from transitioning to alternative platforms.

The contract structure includes a base year commencing August 1, 2025, with four additional one-year option periods extending through July 31, 2030, with no set-aside designation applied. Altair Engineering Inc., a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence software headquartered in Troy, Michigan, serves as the prime contractor with no identified subcontractors. The company has established itself as a trusted federal contractor across the Department of Defense and other agencies, providing specialized software solutions for advanced engineering applications. The award demonstrates the critical role of computational simulation tools in the Navy's ongoing requirements for naval system design, analysis, and validation.