Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Solidworks Renew

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks renewal and upgrade of its Solidworks software suite, including Computer Aided Design (CAD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and product data management (PDM) modules, with proposals due May 26, 2026. This is a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside and a sole-source procurement, eliminating open competition.

Place of performance is the NOAA facility in Seattle, Washington, with contract administration by the OAR Field Delegates office in Kansas City, Missouri. The requirement serves the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Engineering and Development Division's core design mission, supporting instrumentation and platform development, system support, and data collection. Solidworks file incompatibility across versions—older versions cannot open files created in newer versions—necessitates regular upgrades to enable collaboration with external partners within and outside NOAA.

The contract specifies five deliverables: four Network licenses for Solidworks with one-year Support, one Network license for Solidworks Premium with one-year Support, one Network license for Solidworks Flow Simulation with one-year Support, one Network license for Solidworks Simulation Premium with one-year Support, and four Network licenses for Solidworks PDM Professional with one-year Support. The base period runs June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, with option periods available for extension. Award is anticipated for June 1, 2026, with delivery required the same date. The NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services, and the PSC is 7A20, IT and Telecom—Application Development Software. Mandatory requirements include sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention training for contractor employees and electronic submission of payment requests through Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System.