FBO_4_MathWorks_iwl_FY22.docx

DESCRIPTION: The National Institutes of Health - NICHD intends to procure the services of a contractor to provide BioInformatics and Institute-Wide License (IWL) for all Simulink /Matlab and Toolboxes used by DIR labs in their basic and applied research, whereby all products are available to the entire NICHD DIR community.

The use of these MathWorks products (Matlab and Simulink) has grown each year. NICHD DIR has consolidated most, if not all, previous individual lab purchases of products under one NICHD DIR Master License. This eliminated product loss due to lack of maintenance payments and eliminated multiple maintenance payments by labs. However, the consolidated annual maintenance cost plus the added cost of new products and/or users is now is excess of purchasing the IWL. Under oneIWL allows unfettered access to the entire suite of Matlab and Simulink products for each member of NICHD DIR with one annual payment.

IWL allows the office of NICHD DIR CSSC to manage and distribute all Matlab and Simulink products to the entire NICHD DIR community as needed for their research regardless of whether it’s an individual, concurrent (network) or designated (off network) computer.

The entire Matlab and Simulink product line (see attachment) shall be managed as follows: Individual license (portal), Concurrent (network), and Designated. NICHD DIR IWL users will have available all updates and new products for which they are eligible released during the performance year. Product activation reports shall be generated as needed to determine number of users and/or computers. This service is needed from 4/01/22 through 03/31/2023

This proposed procurement is for a service for which the government intends to award to the sole manufacturer of this all-inclusive License, the MathWorks Inc., located at 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, MA 01760-2098. MathWorks is the only provider of the Institute Wide License (IWL) for all Simulink /Matlab and Toolboxes used by DIR labs in their basic and applied research. T MathWorks is the sole source and developer of the products and does not offer the Institute Wide License through resellers.

The government has already solicited and no vendor responded. However, we intend to post for another 15 days to see if there are other potential vendors for future acquisitions. In order to comply with the requirements in this Special Notice, the responses should be based on our interpretation of the general requirements provided below. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received within the time and date of publication of this "Special Notice” will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a future competitive procurement.

HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this special notice # NICHD-22-049, interested parties must be registered in the Central Contracting Registration/SAM and submit a price quotation by 9:00 am, ET, February 17th, 2022. Offerors should submit one copy of the quote to MOE FILALI via email. Electronic transmissions to Moe.Filali@nih.gov are preferable but must be timely. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure the proposal is received by the date and time shown above.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulations clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Mar 2005), 52.212-4 (Sept 2005), 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Aug 2006). (6)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246). (18) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). (20) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (31) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

Primary Point of Contact:

MOE FILALI Contracting Office Address:

NIH/NICHD Office of Acquisitions 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 1145D Bethesda, MD 20817

(w) 301.827 7737 Moe.filali@nih.gov