Purchase Order N0017315P1114

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $3,016.78 firm fixed-price purchase order to The Mathworks, Inc. for software maintenance services. The contract was awarded on December 1, 2014, with an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2015, and was performed in Natick, Massachusetts, where The Mathworks maintains its headquarters. No set-aside designation was used for this award, allowing the company to compete on an open basis. The Mathworks, a leading provider of mathematical computing software to the federal government, specializes in MATLAB and Simulink platforms, which are widely utilized across defense and civilian agencies for research, development, and engineering applications.

This purchase order represents a routine software maintenance renewal consistent with The Mathworks' extensive portfolio of federal awards across multiple agencies including NASA, the Department of Defense, and various civilian research institutes. The company maintains significant relationships with the federal government through multiple contracting vehicles, including a substantial $8.4 million enterprise license agreement with the Office of Naval Research through June 30, 2028, and a $750,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Mathworks also serves as a subcontractor to major defense primes such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman, reinforcing its critical role in supporting federal research and development operations requiring advanced mathematical computing infrastructure.