The Office of Naval Research awarded a $29.4K firm fixed-price purchase order to Synopsys, Inc. for quality assurance software licensing. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2015, with a completion date of September 30, 2016, represents a straightforward software licensing transaction with no set-aside designation. Synopsys, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software tools and services to the semiconductor industry, delivering specialized solutions for integrated circuit design, verification, and manufacturing that support both federal agencies and defense contractors.
This award falls within the Office of Naval Research's broader investment in advanced semiconductor and microelectronics capabilities essential to naval defense research. The contract's modest ceiling value is consistent with Synopsys' typical transactional licensing arrangements with federal agencies, which range considerably in scope and value. As a sole-source provider of specialized proprietary EDA software, Synopsys has maintained an extensive federal contract portfolio exceeding $4 million across numerous defense and civilian agencies, with the Office of Naval Research among its primary customers for software licensing and maintenance services supporting advanced semiconductor research and development initiatives.