Flow-3D Additional License

This Special Notice pertains to a sole-source procurement for Flow-3D Additional Licenses issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC). The procurement is classified as a commercial item under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and falls within the Software Publishers industry category (NAICS 513210). NASA intends to award the contract exclusively to Flow Science, Inc., located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the provision of additional computational fluid dynamics software licenses and associated maintenance support. The justification for sole-source procurement emphasizes that Flow Science is the original developer and sole provider of Flow-3D software, and that switching vendors would require duplicating extensive work on input files and geometry models, resulting in unacceptable costs and schedule delays. The procurement supports time-sensitive projects at NASA Glenn Research Center that depend on the current licensing structure for operational continuity.

The procurement objective is to obtain four identical leased Flow-3D licenses, each with one solver instance token and up to forty core tokens, valid for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, for use at the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Interested organizations must submit written capability statements and qualifications to Shanna Patterson (Shanna.l.Patterson@nasa.gov) by 7 a.m. Central Standard Time on December 5, 2025; oral communications are not acceptable. Submissions will be evaluated to determine whether the procurement will be conducted on a competitive basis, with final competitive determination remaining at the government's discretion. All contractors must comply with mandatory artificial intelligence disclosure and acquisition requirements outlined in OMB memo M-25-22. This Special Notice represents an opportunity for organizations to challenge the sole-source determination or present alternative capabilities that may warrant competitive consideration.