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This document is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract from the United States Air Force to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. for a code verification software called Pointwise. The Air Force intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to Cadence Design Systems on or about June 5, 2024, with a period of performance from the date of award through April 30, 2025. The NAICS code is 541519 with a $34M size standard. The Government is seeking a sole source purchase of the Pointwise software, with specific requirements for 3 licenses of the CFD110M1 support for Pointwise (PWI-03-1) and 1 license of the CFD110M1 support for Pointwise (PWI-03-17). The Notice provides instructions for contractors to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations within 5 days, which the Government will consider to determine if a full and open or small business set-aside competition is warranted. Contractors must provide specific information such as points of contact, business size, socioeconomic status, and how their product meets the requirements.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price order to a single source Cadence Design Systems, Inc, on or about 5 June 2024. The period of performance (PoP) shall be Date of Award - 30 April 2025.

PSC: 7A21

NAICS: 541519

Size Standard: $34M

Software name: Cadence Design Systems, Inc

Supplier name: Cadence Design Systems, Inc

Product description:

The Government has a requirement for a Sole Source purchase from Cadence Design Systems, a code verification software specific to one manufacturer.

CLIN #
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT
0001
CFD110M1 Support for Pointwise (PWI-03-1)
3
Each
0002
CFD110M1 Support for Pointwise (PWI-03-17)
1
Each

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 5 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.

If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply.

A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

1. Contractors must include the following information:

a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.

c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

d. Company CAGE Code or DUNS Number.

2. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.

3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

4. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Ja’Quan Dangerfield at jaquan.dangerfield@us.af.mil no later than, 05 June 2024, 0900 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Ja’Quan Dangerfield through email.

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