Blanket Purchase Agreement 80NSSC21A0006

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a single-award $699,991.93 Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Zemax LLC, a software and services company, in January 2021. This BPA enables NASA to procure Zemax optical design and simulation software licenses, subscriptions, training, and support services through individual call orders as needed to support the agency's various aeronautics, scientific, and engineering initiatives involving optical systems. To date, 11 fixed-price call orders have been issued under this BPA, valued at approximately $700,000 in total.

The task orders provided indicate that Zemax will deliver perpetual and subscription-based licenses for software products such as OpticStudio, Zemax Professional, and ANSYS/Zemax, along with associated training and support services. The place of performance for these contracts is Kirkland, Washington, where Zemax is headquartered. No set-aside designations were used for this BPA or the associated task orders. These contracts support NASA's ongoing research and development efforts in areas like spacecraft instrumentation, telescopes, and aircraft systems that require advanced optical modeling and simulation capabilities.