Purchase Order N0017314P1760

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $8,095 firm fixed-price purchase order to Comsol, Inc. for maintenance renewal services, with performance completed in Burlington, Massachusetts. The contract, awarded on July 1, 2014, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2015, was issued without a small business set-aside designation. Comsol, Inc., a foreign-owned software manufacturer headquartered in Burlington, specializes in COMSOL Multiphysics, a computational modeling and simulation platform widely used in aerospace, automotive, energy, and electronics applications. The company provides commercial off-the-shelf software licenses, modules, maintenance support, and technical services to numerous federal agencies, with particular emphasis on supporting Department of Defense research and development initiatives.

This maintenance renewal contract reflects the Office of Naval Research's continued investment in computational modeling capabilities to support its research mission. Comsol's COMSOL Multiphysics platform enables naval researchers and engineers to conduct complex multiphysics simulations involving coupled mechanical, electrical, acoustic, thermal, and other physical effects—critical capabilities for naval engineering, materials science, and technology development programs. The company's established federal contracting history, dating to 2001, and consistent track record of providing specialized simulation software across the defense and scientific research communities position it as a qualified vendor for supporting the Navy's computational research infrastructure.