Purchase Order N0017316P1226

The Office of Naval Research awarded a $4,904 firm fixed-price purchase order to The Mathworks, Inc. for software renewal services. The contract, issued on November 2, 2015, with an ultimate completion date of November 1, 2016, represents a renewal of MATLAB and/or Simulink software licenses or maintenance services. The Mathworks, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, is a leading provider of mathematical computing software to the federal government, specializing in MATLAB and Simulink platforms used across defense and civilian agencies for advanced research, engineering applications, and scientific computation. No set-aside designation was used for this award, allowing the contractor to compete on an open basis.

This purchase order reflects the Office of Naval Research's continued reliance on The Mathworks' technical computing solutions to support its research and development initiatives. The Mathworks maintains an extensive federal contract portfolio across multiple defense and civilian agencies, including NASA field centers, Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force Research Laboratory, and various National Institutes of Health divisions. Beyond individual purchase orders and delivery orders, The Mathworks holds significant enterprise licensing agreements with the federal government, including an $8.4 million Office of Naval Research enterprise license agreement and a $750,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center, demonstrating the strategic importance of its software products to federal research operations.