Anark Software Maintenance

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Lakehurst, NJ intends to solicit, negoiate, and award a fixed -price purchase order, on a sole source basis to Anark Corporation, located in Boulder, CO, for Anark Software Maintenance. This is necessary to maintain existing Anark software for updates for CREO3.0, CREO4.0, CREO6.0, and Windchill. Anark Core Workstation is an authoring tool which repurposes 3D product data for use throughout the enterprise. This software enables authoring and publishing of 3D PDF Technical Data Packages, Part Reports, RFQ's, and First Article Inspection forms with interactive, associative 3D PMI (GD&T - geometric dimensions and tolerances). The software allows the creation of 100% native, animated 3D PDF work instructions and S1000D IETMs illustrating such things as assembly or disassembly processes. Anark makes it possible for the Engineering In-House Development and Acquisition communities to create ASME 14.41 compliant readable options from existing and newly acquired modeling technical data. No other company has the ability to provide this software maintenance because Anark is proprietary software to Anark Corporation. As such, Anark Corporation is the only company that has the authority to provide maintenance releases for this software. The Government does not own the data rights and a competitive drawing package for this effort is not available.

This notification is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation will be available for this procurement.