7A--Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the BIOVIA Materials Studio Software Licens
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 89243324QFE000412
- Agency
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National Energy Technology Lab
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- More information
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has issued a Special Notice regarding its intent to award a sole source purchase order to DS Government Solutions Corp. for the renewal of BIOVIA Materials Studio Software licenses. The licenses are currently used by NETL's Computational Materials Engineering Team for first principles calculations and molecular dynamics simulations related to various projects, including CO2 capture and utilization, as well as solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) data analysis.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform interested parties of NETL's intent to renew the BIOVIA software licenses on a sole source basis with DS Government Solutions Corp., the sole provider of the BIOVIA portfolio products. Interested parties that believe they can meet NETL's requirement must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement by April 9, 2024. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Arturo Manantan, via email. The government will consider the information received solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for this requirement.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the BIOVIA Materials Studio Software Licenses Renewal for the period of 06/01/2024 – 05/31/2025.
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to the DS Government Solutions Corp. for the BIOVIA Materials Studio Software Licenses Renewal for the period of 06/01/2024 – 05/31/2025. This order represents the software license renewal for NETL’s current set of BIOVIA licenses existent in the Computational Materials Engineering Team. This set of licenses are used for first principles calculations and molecular dynamics simulations for data analysis, visualization, and interpretation of the results for a diverse set of projects ranging from CO2 capture, CO2 utilization to SOFC data analysis. DS Government Solutions Corp. is the sole source provider of the BIOVIA portfolio products. This is considered a sole source to DS Government Solutions Corp. because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted, DS Government Solutions Corp. is the only known source that can provide the BIOVIA Materials Studio Software Licenses Renewal. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.
This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it can meet the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 5:00 PM ET on April 09, 2024. Responses must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Arturo Manantan, via email at arturo.manantan@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.
A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 7A--BIOVIA Materials Studio Software Licenses Renewal | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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