Notice of Intent to Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscription.
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- Solicitation number
- 89243325NFE000196
- Agency
- National Energy Technology Lab Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Points of contact
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- Rebekah L. Parks rebekah.parks@netl.doe.gov (304) 285-4179
- More information
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has issued a Special Notice regarding its intent to sole source a purchase order for ResFracPro simulation software. The notice, posted on March 27, 2025, pertains to a specialized software subscription that provides unique capabilities in hydraulic fracture, reservoir, and geomechanics reproduction. NETL requires a simulation tool that can model subsurface physics with inherent coupling, allowing for simultaneous fluid flow and fracture propagation calculations. According to the notice, ResFrac is the only known provider of software with these specific technical capabilities. The software's distinctive feature is its ability to comprehensively model subsurface processes with enhanced realism compared to conventional numerical solutions.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about NETL's intent to award a sole source purchase order to ResFrac and provide an opportunity for other vendors to demonstrate equivalent capabilities. Interested parties must submit written evidence of their ability to meet NETL's requirements by 1:00 PM ET on April 11, 2025, via email to Rebekah Parks. The notice emphasizes that this is not a request for quote or proposal, but rather an informational notice seeking potential alternative sources. Contractors wishing to be considered must provide comprehensive documentation demonstrating their software's ability to perform the required subsurface physics modeling. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on responses received. The opportunity is categorized under the Software Publishers NAICS code 513210 and the IT and Telecom Business Application Software as a Service PSC category.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscription.
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to ResFrac. NETL requires a simulation software that can provide fully coupled hydraulic fracture, reservoir, and geomechanics reproduction. The ResFracPro simulation software, is proprietary to ResFrac and there are no authorized resellers, and it is the only type of software commercially available where subsurface physics are inherently coupled and fluid flow through the matrix and fracture propagation occur simultaneously. The coupling of the physics allows for enhanced realism of subsurface processes compared to other numerical solutions, which solve these physics in separate codes. Conventional reservoir simulators calculate temperature changes of the working fluid (CO2) during injection, and some packages can calculate thermal stresses. However, these codes do not truly model the fracture mechanical opening and propagation, effects with proppant distribution within fractures, etc. Conversely, a frac simulator could do fracture propagation and proppant transport, but not the calculation of thermal stresses or compositional effects of using CO2. This is considered a sole source to ResFrac as to the best of the NETL’s knowledge, based on market research conducted, ResFrac is the only known source that can offer this specific software’s capabilities. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.
This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it can meet the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 1:00 PM ET on April 11, 2025. Responses must be submitted in writing to the purchasing agent, Rebekah Parks, via email at rebekah.parks@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.
A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscri | Award Notice | |
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source ResFracPro simulation software subscription. | Special Notice |
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