Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Humanetics Software
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANDTA25P0000002829
- Agency
-
Department of the Army
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Michigan 48092, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the procurement of specialized software licenses from Humanetics Innovative Solutions. This special notice announces the Army's intention to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for three commercial licenses of Hybrid III Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) finite element models compatible with LS-DYNA compute solver software. The contract will support virtual occupant safety assessment and studies conducted by the Department of the Army. The procurement includes licenses for three specific models: a Hybrid III 50th Male FE Model, a Hybrid III 5th Female FE Model, and a Hybrid III 95th Male FE Model. The notice was posted on June 26, 2025, with a response deadline of July 13, 2025.
The primary objective of this procurement is to acquire specialized finite element modeling software necessary for conducting virtual crash test simulations and occupant safety assessments. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period from July 14, 2025, to July 13, 2026, with two additional 12-month option years extending through July 13, 2028. The Army has justified the sole source approach under the statutory authority that only one responsible source exists to satisfy the agency's requirements, as implemented under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The procurement follows the Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) protocol, with a Statement of Non-availability obtained to justify purchasing outside the mandatory CHESS contracts. Unless evidence is produced of an authorized reseller for the manufacturer's software, the contract will be awarded without discussions directly to Humanetics Innovative Solutions. Interested parties have until July 13, 2025, to provide evidence of alternative sources or authorized resellers.
Notice text
The Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA), Ml intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for the procurement of commercial licenses for three (3) Hybrid Ill Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) finite element models for LS-DYNA compute solver, to perform virtual occupant safety assessment and studies. An award will be issued for the following:
Item 1: Qty 1, CAE-HH35D
Item 2: Qty 1, CAE-HH350D
Item 3: Qty 1, CEA-HH395D
a. one (1) Hybrid 11150th Male FE Model, for a term of 12 months, to expire on 13 July 2026
b. one (1) Hybrid Ill 5th Female FE Model, for a term of 12 months, to expire on 13 July 2026
c. one (1) Hybrid Ill 95th Male FE Model, for a term of 12 months, to expire on 13 July 2026
Period of Performance: This acquisition will include one (1) 12-month base year and two (2) 12-month option years
Base: 14 July 2025 to 13 July 2026.
Option Year 1: 14 July 2026 to 13 July 2027.
Option Year 2: 14 July 2027 to 13 July 2028.
The proposed contractor is:
Humanetics Innovative Solutions, 23300 Haggerty Road, Farmington Hills, Ml 48335
UEI: EWL7LPJ563H6
CAGE: 0TURl
DUNS: 962598467
Quotations were requested and only an RFQ on CHESS IT Mart was issued on 5/6/25 in accordance with AFARS 9-4 Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS).
CHESS is the mandatory source for all purchases of commercial-off-the-shelf software, desktops, notebook computers, video teleconferencing equipment, and other commercial Information Technology (IT) equipment (e.g., routers, servers, peripherals, regardless of dollar value). CHESS is the mandatory source for all Army IT purchases, except for the Air National Guard, which is exempt from the CHESS requirement and must purchase IT through Air Force Advantage / GSA-2GIT to retain IT compatibility. Per AFARS 5108.7403, before procuring commercial software outside of the CHESS contracts, the contracting officer or contract ordering official CH must ensure that the requiring activity obtains a waiver. Any IT hardware or software purchase made outside of CHESS requires a Statement of Non-availability (SoNA). See AFARS 5139.101-90(a) and AR 25-1.
A SoNA was received and hence, this notice of sole source award to the manufacturer is posted to satisfy the procurement of this software.
Unless evidence is produced otherwise by an authorized reseller of maufacturers software, this procurement will be awarded without discussions as a sole source award to Humanetics Innovative Solutions.
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is: -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and Title 41 U.S.C., as implemented in FAR 13.106-l{b){l), "Soliciting from a Single Source."
The following documents are attached:
Humanetics Sole Source Justification_Redacted
IT Clauses and Local Narratives
Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Transition Information for Contractors
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors
Files
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