renew Femap Maintenance

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) has published a Special Notice announcing a sole source contract opportunity for the renewal of Femap Maintenance services. This presolicitation synopsis indicates NASA's intention to award the contract to PAYDARFAR INDUSTRIES, INC., located in Mission Viejo, California, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The procurement will be conducted as a commercial acquisition under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with performance executed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers), and the PSC code is DA10 (IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service). This is classified as a sole source requirement, meaning the government has determined that only one contractor is capable of meeting the stated needs.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to solicit Femap software license maintenance renewal services for a 12-month period of performance. Interested organizations may challenge the sole source determination by submitting written capabilities and qualifications to Stephanie Graham, Procurement Specialist, at Stephanie.N.Graham@nasa.gov no later than 8 a.m. Central Standard Time on February 11, 2026, with oral communications not being acceptable. The justification for sole source procurement centers on the operational risks associated with vendor substitution, as switching providers would cause schedule and performance delays to time-critical projects and potentially jeopardize ongoing engineering development work. Only organizations capable of providing Femap software maintenance renewal services are eligible to participate by challenging the sole source determination. The government reserves the right to proceed competitively or maintain the sole source award based on evaluations of submitted challenges, with NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) providing an additional avenue for interested parties to seek information.