OrcaFlex Software

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, a division of the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, is seeking to procure a single-user perpetual license for OrcaFlex Software with 12 months of Maintenance, Upgrade and Support (MUS). This is a brand name only solicitation that requires software exclusively available from authorized resellers, specifically for engineering design validation and modeling of offshore systems including risers, cabling, moorings, and subsea equipment. The acquisition will be conducted as a firm-fixed-price contract using Simplified Acquisition Procedures on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. Potential vendors must submit quote packages by 4:00 PM ET on February 25, 2025, via email to tracy.l.mcdonough2.civ@us.navy.mil, with all questions required to be submitted by 10:00 AM ET on February 20, 2025. The evaluation will focus on compliance with the specific brand name requirements and ability to provide the exact software specification needed.

The solicitation does not have a specific small business set-aside, and the contract will be awarded under NAICS category 5132 for Software Publishers with a small business standard of $47 million. The place of performance is located in Westlake, MD 20817, with delivery expected by March 17, 2025, to NSWC Carderock in Bayview, ID. The procurement is for a single perpetual license, with the purchase to be made FOB Destination. While no specific award value is disclosed, the solicitation indicates this is a requirement under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The software is proprietary and owned exclusively by Orcina Ltd. from the United Kingdom, with no alternative vendors or comparable tools available, which justifies the sole-source procurement approach under FAR 13.501.