Post Award Redacted J&A Bentley Subscription Licenses Renewal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) issued a post-award Justification and Approval on May 11, 2026, for renewal of Bentley Systems subscription licenses on a sole-source basis, with no set-aside applied. The renewal covers CAD/BIM software products including ProjectWise, design authoring platforms, and design analysis tools supporting mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, and architectural engineering across USACE. The contract is a firm fixed-price award to Bentley Systems, Incorporated (CAGE 05FE0, Exton, Pennsylvania, other than small business), with a base period from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and one option year extending through March 31, 2028. CEHNC justified sole-source procurement under Title 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) by citing approximately 90 percent of USACE's deployed CAD/BIM software as Bentley, more than $45 million invested in Bentley software, training, and maintenance since April 2019, and documented technical incompatibility between competing platforms (Autodesk and Graphisoft) and existing Bentley project files. A Request for Information posted to CHESS from December 12, 2025, through January 12, 2026, received 26 no-bids; a notice of intent to sole source published February 6, 2026, generated no vendor responses.