LS-DYNA Software Renewal
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Department of the Army
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Natick, Massachusetts 01760, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army's Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Natick Division has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source purchase order for LS-DYNA Software Renewal. This notice, posted on March 13, 2026, indicates the government's intention to award a contract exclusively to ANSYS, Inc., the proprietary developer and sole licensing authority of the LS-DYNA software platform. The anticipated award will be processed under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for Simplified Acquisition Threshold purchases, and the contract period is April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. The Natick Division, located at 10 General Greene Avenue in Natick, Massachusetts, is the contracting office responsible for this procurement. Although this is a sole source notice, interested parties may submit capability statements to demonstrate their qualifications.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to renew ANSYS's LS-DYNA Site License for 35 CPU Cores along with associated software maintenance and technical support for the Army's Aerial Delivery Directorate (ADD). The software is critical for conducting advanced physics-based simulations including Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to evaluate system performance for aerial delivery applications such as parachute systems, aircraft components, and airbag systems. The deadline for responses is March 18, 2026. While this notice is not requesting competitive quotations, interested parties may submit capability statements as indicated, though ANSYS, Inc. remains the sole contractor capable of providing the required license renewal and maintenance services. The justification for sole sourcing emphasizes that ANSYS is the only reasonably available source with proprietary ownership and authority to provide LS-DYNA licensing and associated support.
Notice text
Notice Type
Special Notice – Intent to Sole Source
Agency
Department of the Army
Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)
Natick Division
Office Address
10 General Greene Ave
Natick, MA 01760
United States
Description
The Government intends to award a sole source purchase order to ANSYS, Inc., 2600 ANSYS Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, for the renewal of the ANSYS LS-DYNA Site License (35 CPU Cores) and associated software maintenance and technical support.
LS-DYNA is a finite element analysis (FEA) software platform used to perform physics-based simulations supporting the Aerial Delivery Directorate (ADD). The software enables engineers to conduct advanced modeling and simulation activities including Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
These simulations are used to evaluate system performance for aerial delivery applications, including parachute systems, aircraft components, vehicle airbag systems, and other extraction and deployment systems. The software allows engineers to analyze how systems respond to applied loads, acceleration forces, and dynamic environments and helps identify potential structural or system failure modes prior to physical testing.
ANSYS, Inc. is the developer and sole licensing authority for LS-DYNA software and its associated maintenance services. As the proprietary owner of the LS-DYNA platform, ANSYS, Inc. is the only source reasonably available capable of providing the required software license renewal and maintenance support.
The anticipated award will be conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a Single Source, for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
The anticipated period of performance is 01 April 2025 through 31 March 2026.
Responses to this Notice
This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to provide the required LS-DYNA licensing and maintenance services. Capability statements must clearly demonstrate the ability to provide authorized LS-DYNA software licensing and support.
Responses must be submitted within five (5) days of the posting of this notice.
Point of Contact
Contracting/Grants/Agreements Officer
Lyndon Jagroop
Army Contracting Command – APG Natick Division
Lyndon.s.jagroop.civ@army.mil
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