LaRC Altair Renewal

NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for the LaRC Altair Renewal contract, a sole source procurement requiring authorized resellers only. The notice was posted on December 12, 2025, with a submission deadline of December 17, 2025. This procurement is classified under NAICS Code 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC Code DA10 (IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service). The contract will be managed by NASA/NSSC with performance at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Virginia. The sole source determination has been made under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), establishing Altair Engineering Inc. of Troy, Michigan, as the only qualified source for this requirement.

The procurement objective is to renew the lease and maintenance agreement for Altair Units software for a one-year performance period from December 22, 2025, through December 21, 2026. NASA LaRC requires 144 total software licenses, comprising 60 Enterprise Suite leases and 84 Mechanical Engineer leases, based on the agency's 15-year dependency on Altair's pre- and post-processing software for critical research and flight projects. Interested organizations must submit written capability statements to Procurement Specialist Stephanie Graham by 8 a.m. Central Standard Time on December 16, 2025, though only authorized resellers are eligible to participate in this sole source procurement. The government will evaluate submissions to determine whether competitive procurement might be appropriate, though the final determination remains solely within NASA's discretion. Contractors must also comply with mandatory AI disclosure requirements as defined by OMB memo M-25-22, disclosing any AI technology usage during contract performance.