SMMJ_N66604-16-Q-1001_COMSOL_Redacted.pdf

Sole Make and Model Justification Title: COMSOL Subscription renewal

PR: 1300545204

BACKGROUND/REQUIREMENT:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) Code 1041 in support of NUWCDIVNPT Science & Technology S&T programs, has a requirement to renew one network license of the COMSOL Multiphysics software and requires one additional network license of the COMSOL Multiphysics software. This software meets the Advanced Scientific and Engineering Computation Center (ASECC) requirement of being used by three or more departments and continuing to provide the license is in the best interests of NUWCDIVNPT and the Navy. One seat of COMSOL is served by the NUWCDIVNPT license server on the NUWCDIVNPT unclassified RDT&E network making it accessible throughout NUWCDIVNPT to various S&T groups.

LAB# 44

DADMS ID # 61375

PoP 05/01/2016 through 04/30/2017

SOLE MAKE/MODEL JUSTIFICATION WITH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

The COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software environment facilitates all steps in the modeling process - defining your geometry, meshing, specifying your physics, solving, and then visualizing your results. Model set-up is quick, thanks to a number of predefined physics interfaces for applications ranging from fluid flow and heat transfer to structural mechanics and electromagnetic analyses.

Material properties, source terms and boundary conditions can all be arbitrary functions of the dependent variables. COMSOL can help an Engineer determine the Infrared (IR) environment, the acoustic environment, or the Electromagnetic Footprint (EM) foot prints of a sail or the entire vessel. COMSOL is getting used more and more by multiple codes at NUWCDIVNPT.

Minimum Specifications/Salient Features COMSOL, Inc.

Dassault Systemes SIMULA Abaqus Semmons NX 7.5

(1) Linear & non-linear structural simulation

Yes Yes Yes

(2) Acoustical simulation Yes Yes Yes

(3) Thermal simulation Yes Yes Yes

(4) Graphical User Interface Yes Yes Yes

(5) Ability to solve & display quadric equations that are input by the user.

Yes No No

(6) Preform analysis on perfectly matched layers.

Yes No Yes

(7) Periodic (frequent) boundary condition in steady State dynamic models, with & without acoustics.

Yes No No

(8) Near-field to far-field projection(Helmholtz integral of equivlant) to get far-field beam patterns.

Yes No No

(9) Dielectric loss for PZT materials. Yes No No

(10) Infinite elements Yes Yes No

(11) Ability to scale to large cluster systems for solving the model.

Yes Yes No

Meets Requirements? Yes No No

Parts list:

Item Description Software /

DADAMS

Required

QTY

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License

1 COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user. 61376 1

Acoustics Module for use with COMSOL Multiphysics

Acoustics Module for use with COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user.

61376

LiveLink for MATLAB for use with COMSOL Multiphysics

LiveLink for MATLAB for use with COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user.

61376

Nonlinear Structural Materials Module for use with COMSOL Multiphysics, Nonlinear Structural Materials Module for use with COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user.

61376

Structural Mechanics Module for use with COMSOL Multiphysics, Structural Mechanics Module for use with COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user.

61376

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one

(1) concurrent user. This is an addition to License No.

1027553.

61376

Acoustics Module, Floating Network License

Acoustics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user. This is an addition to License No. 1027553.

61376

Structural Mechanics Module, Floating Network License

Structural Mechanics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user. This is an addition to License No.

1027553.

61376

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License

COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one

(1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2016 through 04/30/2017.

61376

Acoustics Module, Floating Network License

Acoustics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2016 through 04/30/2017.

61376

LiveLink for MATLAB, Floating Network License

LiveLink for MATLAB, Floating Network License (FNL) for one

(1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2016 through 04/30/2017.

61376

Nonlinear Structural Materials Module, Floating Network License

Nonlinear Structural Materials Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No.

1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2016 through 04/30/2017.

61376

Structural Mechanics Module, Floating Network License

Structural Mechanics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No. 1027553, 12 months subscription: 05/01/2016 through 04/30/2017.

61376

DISSIMILAR MAKE/MODEL COST IMPLICATIONS AND OTHER IMPACTS:

Not renewing this maintenance agreement and obtaining one additional network license of the COMSOL Multiphysics software will result in the loss of updates, security patches, technical support and training. The impact to not renewing/restarting this contract is that as time goes on the ability to link to other software will be lost. Potential inability to resolve Information Assurance IA issues will lead to the loss of the use of this produce. The lack of this product will leave NUWCDIVNPT unable to perform the above cited requirements that only COMSOL can perform. There by limiting the RDT&E Science & Technology (S&T) community unable to perform their tasks. The costs of meeting the above requirements with any other source are estimate to be $200K, which does not include the equation solver that is unique to COMSOL.

CONCLUSION:

It is requested that a sole source contract be placed with COMSOL, Inc. for COMSOL software maintenance. They are the only source for software maintenance for COMSOL software. It has been determined by a work group across departments and headed by the Chief Technology Officer’s (CTO’s) office that continued maintenance of the COMSOL software is necessary to fulfill NUWCDIVNPT’s mission.

VALUE ADDED RESELLERS:

COMSOL, Inc. is the only source for software maintenance for COMSOL software. Previous Purchase Order for this maintenance include N66604-15-P-1763 and N66604-14-P-2325.