JOFOC (Matlab) FE_Posted_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition document for a commercial simplified acquisition filed by the Department of Commerce's Shared Services Procurement Office on behalf of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

The contracting activity seeks to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to The MathWorks, Inc. for MATLAB software maintenance, license renewal, and technical support. The requirement includes renewal of License Number 30262424 and encompasses numerous MATLAB toolboxes including the 5G Toolbox, Aerospace Toolbox, Communications Toolbox, Computer Vision Toolbox, Control System Toolbox, Deep Learning Toolbox, Image Processing Toolbox, Optimization Toolbox, Parallel Computing Toolbox, Signal Processing Toolbox, Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox, and many others. NTIA utilizes MATLAB as its primary analysis tool for mathematical computation, simulation, and programming application development, which is essential for performing technical assessments, informing national spectrum policy, and supporting telecommunications innovation and research in collaboration with federal and DoD partners. The justification establishes that The MathWorks, Inc. is the sole manufacturer, publisher, owner, and provider of MATLAB software and all related updates and technical support in the United States and Canada. Market research identified thirteen authorized resellers, but confirmed that resellers are only authorized to facilitate purchase and renewal processes and cannot independently provide the complete support package. The anticipated price was determined to be fair and reasonable based on the vendor's public price list offered to the commercial sector. No other sources expressed written interest in the acquisition.