AspenOne Renewal

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA SSC) has issued a Special Notice for the renewal of AspenONE software licensing for the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The notice concerns a sole-source procurement from Aspen Technology, Inc. for software licensing covering 72 tokens of aspenONE Engineering for E&C software. The contract is specifically for JSC Engineering, Technology, and Science (JETS) II contractor employees, with a LAN license covering NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The procurement is for a one-year performance period from September 9, 2025, to September 8, 2026, to be executed at the NASA/Johnson Space Center facility.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to secure critical software licensing that supports NASA's extensive space exploration and technology development initiatives, including the International Space Station, Constellation, Orion, Altair, Gateway, Extravehicular Activity, and Human Surface Mobility Program. NASA has justified the sole-source procurement by highlighting Aspen Technology's unique licensing model and the agency's 28-year investment in specialized simulation models within the software package. The total estimated cost for the software renewal is $201,940.00. Changing vendors would require extensive model redevelopment, personnel retraining, and potentially disrupt analysis support for current and future vehicle and habitat development projects. The Special Notice indicates no specific set-aside for the contract, and the opportunity is categorized under Software Publishers (NAICS 513210) and IT and Telecom Business Application Services. Interested contractors should note the opportunity was posted on June 6, 2025, with a response deadline of June 11, 2025.