Intent to Award Sole Source.docx
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This document is a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source issued by the United States Air Force for a Firm-Fixed-Price order to Cadence. The procurement involves a perpetual license for Point-wise software maintenance, which includes access to patches, upgrades, and technical support, specifically for scientific visualization workstations. The order is planned for award on or about 1 June 2025, with a 12-month performance period, under NAICS code 541519 with a size standard of $34M.
The notice allows potential contractors to submit capability statements or proposals within 3 days of issuance, with responses due by 21 May 2025 at 9:00 PM EST. Contractors must provide contact information, business size, socioeconomic status, CAGE Code/DUNS Number, and demonstrate how their product meets the specified characteristics. While this is a sole source intention for Cadence, the government reserves the right to consider alternative sources and potentially convert the procurement to a competitive or small business set-aside process. Responses should be emailed to Stephen J. Wenclewicz and are limited to 10 pages in Microsoft Word format.
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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, on or about 1 June 2025. The period of performance (PoP) shall be 12 months from recipet of award
PSC: 7A21
NAICS: 541519
Size Standard: $34M
Software name: Fidelity Pointwise
Supplier name: Cadence
Product description:
perpetual license for Point-wise software, which is currently being used by the researchers on their desk-side scientific visualization workstations to meet this requirement; however, the software requires access to maintenance in order to ensure that the program continues to operate as intended.
The subject requirement is for brand name Point-wise Software maintenance, which is sold as a license, and includes access to patches, upgrades, and expert technical support.
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 3 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 Stephen J. Wenclewicz at stephen.wenclewicz.1@us.af.mil no later than, 21 May 2025 0900 PM EST. Any questions should be directed to Stephen J. Wenclewicz through email.
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