Summary: Single Source Justification (Simplified Acquisition)

This document is a Single Source Justification for a simplified acquisition supporting the renewal of Pointwise perpetual software licenses. The contracting activity involves a two-year annual maintenance procurement for three Pointwise licenses previously purchased by the A-10 SPO and being donated to EZFT (Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EZFT). The estimated contract cost is approximately [redacted] for two years of annual maintenance (2026-2027) plus back-pay for 2025-2026, with performance estimated at 365 days after award date. The requirement is funded under FY26 appropriation. Back-pay is necessitated because the A-10 SPO was unable to pay maintenance fees during 2025-2026 and received a waiver due to a 90-day lapse that normally terminates perpetual license maintenance ability.

The justification asserts that only Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (located at 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA 95134) can provide Pointwise annual maintenance, as the software is specialized for high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and mesh generation required for aircraft design. EZFT extensively uses Pointwise for 3D mesh generation supporting physics-based modeling, simulation tools, and weapon system acquisition processes. The document establishes that no other meshing software has demonstrated equivalent capability for complicated full-aircraft CAD models and that Pointwise is the standard meshing software across multiple government agencies (AFRL, NASIC, AFIT, DEVCOM AvMC). The Contracting Officer's determination, signed on 10 August 2026, confirms single-source procurement is reasonably available under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with efforts to obtain future competition through continued market research and evaluation of emerging alternatives.