SOLE SOURCE** for CodeWare COMPRESS and INSPECT Subscription and Support Renewal

NASA Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice announcing a sole source procurement for CodeWare COMPRESS and INSPECT Subscription and Support Renewal services. The notice was posted on February 17, 2026, and identifies CodeWare Inc. of Sarasota, Florida as the sole provider for this requirement. The procurement will be conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority and will utilize commercial items and services provisions under FAR Parts 12 and 13. The contract will support NASA Ames Research Center's engineering analysis operations in Moffett Field, California. This notice falls under NAICS Code 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC Code DA10 (IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service).

The objective of this procurement is to renew software support and subscription licenses for two essential engineering analysis tools required for stress calculations and analysis of pressure vessels in compliance with ASME codes and standards, with a performance period of March 23, 2026 through March 22, 2027. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications to Procurement Specialist Shanna Patterson (Shanna.l.Patterson@nasa.gov) by February 19, 2026 at 7 a.m. Central Standard Time; oral communications are not acceptable. NASA's sole source justification emphasizes that switching to alternative software platforms would require significant engineering rework, create schedule delays, and be infeasible under current constraints, and notes that CodeWare's requirement for a Purchase Agent Agreement creates an additional barrier to competition. The government will evaluate submissions solely to determine whether to proceed competitively or continue with sole source award, with final discretion remaining with NASA. This procurement involves monthly billing for both CodeWare COMPRESS (License #23599) and INSPECT on-premise subscription software (License #81781) licenses for a 12-month period.