Notice of intent to award sole source
Closed Special Notice Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC21Q0048
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 511210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Stennis Space Center MS 39529 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's intent to award a sole source contract. NASA/NSSC requires software licenses, maintenance, and additional licenses for Thermal Desktop software modules including Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, RadCAD, FloCAD, SinapsPlus, Thermal Adaptor for Space Claim and Mesh Generation for Space Claim. NASA/NSSC intends to award this sole source contract to Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc. as the sole provider of the specified Thermal Desktop software modules.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to acquire software licenses, maintenance, and additional licenses from Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc. on a sole source basis under FAR 13.501. Interested parties have until April 29, 2021 to submit capabilities and qualifications to NASA to be considered for conducting this acquisition on a competitive basis instead of sole source. If awarded sole source, the contract would have a one year period of performance for NASA to acquire commercial software licenses and maintenance using FAR Part 12 for NASA's software requirements.
Notice text
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for software licenses and software license maintenance of Thermal Desktop software modules, including Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, RadCAD, FloCAD, SinapsPlus, Thermal Adaptor for Space Claim and Mesh Generation for Space Claim. This requirement will include software maintenance support for the existing Cullimore and Ring Technologies software modules, as well as additional Agency-wide software licenses for Thermal Adaptor for SpaceClaim, and Mesh Generation for Space Claim.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc. (C&R), 2501 Briarwood Drive, Boulder, CO 80305 under the authority of FAR 13.501. It has been determined that Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc. (C&R) is the sole provider of Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, RadCAD, FloCAD, SinapsPlus, Thermal Adaptor for SpaceClaim and Mesh Generation for Space Claim. The proposed contract will have a period of performance consisting of one year.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 511210
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Caitlin Poulton; Caitlin.M.Poulton@nasa.gov or Megan Bang; Megan.A.Bang@nasa.gov not later than 4:00 PM CT on April 29, 2021. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Agency-Wide C&R Thermal Desktop Software Modules Renewal | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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