Sources Sought for 231 Altair Hyperworks Annual Software Licenses and 35 Annual Support and Maintenance Units

This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

(2) Date : 11 July 2024

(3) Classification Code : 7A          

(4) NAICS Code: 513210              

(5) NAICS Size Standard: $74M

(6) Contracting Office Address:     2800 Powder Mill Road
Bldg. 601
Adelphi, Maryland 20783

(7) Subject:  Sources Sought for 231 Altair Hyperworks Annual Software Licenses and

35 Annual Support and Maintenance Units

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number:  W911QX24Q0233

(9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 18 July 2024

(10) Contact Point: Adaleta Dougherty, Contract Specialist, adaleta.dougherty2.civ@army.mil

 (11)

A. Objective:

To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.

B. Technical Specifications

The Contractor shall provide 231 Altair Hyperworks Annual Software Licenses and 35 Annual Support and Maintenance Units with following requirements:

• Unified pre/post-processing environment that supports various finite element-based software suites including, but not limited to, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, XPatch, and LLNL Dyna3d.

• Integrated optimization module that directly interfaces with the above.
• Integrated graphing module that directly interfaces with the above.
• Integrated numerical computing environment for developing and performing various mathematical operations on data directly sourced from the above third-party software suites and also on user-provided datasets, which can also directly interface with the above suites,

C. Responses:

All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date.  Responses shall include:

1. To what extent each of the specifications can be met.

1. Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the $47M standard that accompanies NAICS code 513210. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc.].

1. Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects.

(12) Responses to this sources sought are due no later 4:00 PM eastern standard time on 18 July 2024. Submissions should be emailed to Adaleta Dougherty, Contract Specialist, adaleta.dougherty2.civ@army.mil

Questions concerning this sources sought may be directed to Adaleta Dougherty, Contract Specialist, adaleta.dougherty2.civ@army.mil  Please be advised that .zip and .exe files cannot be accepted.

 (13) Place of Contract Performance:

US ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY

2800 Powder Mill Road

Adelphi, MD 20783

(14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: No later than seven (7) days after receipt of order (ARO)