Intent to award sole source - IASS - ZONA Software

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (Air Force Research Laboratory) issued a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source on April 21, 2026, for software maintenance renewal services related to the Integrated Aircraft Survivability Suite (IASS) ZONA Software system. The procurement involves a Firm-Fixed-Price order to Synopsys (supplier: Siemens) for a 12-month software license maintenance renewal of the Simcenter Zona ZAERO product and associated modules. This special notice is classified under PSC 7A21 (IT and Telecom - Business Application Software) and NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers). The software will be installed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, and the contract is anticipated to be awarded on or about May 10, 2026.

The purpose of this sole source procurement is to renew maintenance subscriptions for seven licensing components of the Simcenter Zona ZAERO software, which provides critical aerodynamic and structural analysis capabilities for aircraft survivability assessment. Interested contractors must submit responses, including capability statements or quotations, by April 27, 2026, at 9:00 PM EST to the designated contracting officer, with submissions limited to 10 pages in Microsoft Word format. All respondents must provide company points of contact, business size classification, socioeconomic status, CAGE Code or DUNS Number, and documentation demonstrating how their proposed product meets specifications. While this notice indicates an intent to award on a sole source basis, the Government reserves the right to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or pursue a small business set-aside competition based on responses received, with FAR 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting requirements potentially applying if a set-aside is pursued.