Purchase Order N0017316P0461

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $9,000 firm fixed-price purchase order for software to The Mathworks, Inc., a leading provider of mathematical computing software headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract was awarded on December 2, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of December 15, 2015, and performed at The Mathworks' facility in Natick, MA. This award carries no set-aside designation, allowing The Mathworks to compete on an open basis. The contract represents a routine software procurement consistent with ONR's ongoing support of advanced research and development initiatives requiring specialized computational tools.

The Mathworks specializes in developing and licensing MATLAB and Simulink software platforms, which serve as critical technical computing and data analysis tools across federal research institutions. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of federal contracts with multiple defense and civilian agencies, including NASA, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Air Force Research Laboratory, reflecting the strategic importance of its mathematical and scientific computing solutions to government operations. This particular ONR award aligns with the company's established role as a primary software vendor across the federal government, supporting the agency's research and development operations with advanced mathematical computing infrastructure.