SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Site License Renewal for LS-Dyna3d
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRT57-07-Q-80065
- Response Due
- 4/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/13/2007
- Description
- This is a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation No. DTRS57-07-Q-80065 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13.5. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16. The NAICS Code is 443120 and the Small Business size standard is $8.0 Million. This sole source announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order on a non-competitive basis to Livermore Software Technology Corp. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) has a requirement to purchase Site License renewals of the proprietary software LS-DYna3d, for use on a total of 65 Central Processing Units (CPUs) on single and/or multiple processor computer systems at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA, and at the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) in Washington DC. The items are as follows - 1) Renewal Site License for LS-Dyna3d on thirty-five (35) CPUs (Site License), Period of Performance for this item is April 13, 2007 to February 28, 2008; and 2) License for LS-Dyna3d on thirty (30) additional CPUs. This proposed action is for commercial items for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority in FAR Part 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses received to this notice would normally be considered, solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A response to this announcement must be mailed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen M. Marino, RTV-6D2, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142 no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on April 13, 2007. FAR 52.212-1, Instruction of Offerors-Commercial Items (SEP 2006) is hereby incorporated by reference; The Offeror must complete the Offeror Representations and Certifications required in FAR 52.219-1 by using the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at the following website: http://orca.bpn.gov. The Offeror is reminded that as of January 1, 2005, it must provide Certifications and Representations online at least annually via ORCA. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (FEB 2007), is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (NOV 2006) are hereby incorporated by reference. Additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.203-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-34, and 52.222-41. These references may be viewed at www.arnet.gov. Responses may also be sent via email to marinok@volpe.dot.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. When award is made a firm fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. The Government will not pay for any information received. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800)532-1169 or visit their website at http://osdb uweb.dot.gov.
- Web Link
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Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page
(http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)
- Record
- SN01268043-W 20070408/070406220453 (fbodaily.com)
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