SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- LICENSE RENEWAL FOR COMSOL INC
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM12432616Q
- Response Due
- 5/4/2012
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Betty C. Kilpatrick, Contract Specialist, Phone 256-544-0310, Fax 256-544-6062, Email betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Betty C. Kilpatrick
(betty.c.kilpatrick@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***ONLY SEND CORRESPONDANCE TO SABRINA PEARSON AT SABRINA.M.PEARSON@NASA.GOV OR VIAFAX 256-544-6560*** NASA/MSFC has a requirement for the COMSOL, Inc. license renewal for the followingsoftware packages: COMSOL multiphysics Floating Network licenses, CAD Import Module,MEMS Module, Structural Mechanics Module, Chemical Reaction Engineering Modules, HeatTransfer Module, Material Library, Microfludics Module, Optimization Module, AcousticsModule, CFD Modules, LiveLink for Matlab and LiveLink for Pro/Engineer. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from COMSOL, Inc. on a sole source basis. MSFCcurrently leases these software packages. Market research indicates that COMSOL, Inc. isuniquely capable of providing the required analysis capability and that the COMSOLsoftware is available solely through the product manufacturer, COMSOL, Inc.The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the Sabrina Pearson no later than 12 NOON CST on 5/4/2012 tosabrina.m.pearson@nasa.gov. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely forthe purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitivebasis.A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a fulland open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within thediscretion of the government.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concernsfrom offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postawardphases of this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strictconfidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman is not todiminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or theselection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation ofproposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes.Therefore, before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first addresstheir concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officerfor resolution.(b) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, interested parties maycontact the installation ombudsman, whose name, address, telephone number, facsimilenumber, and email address may be foundat:http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. Concerns, issues,disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may bereferred to the Agency ombudsman identified at the above URL. Please do not contact theombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarifytechnical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer or asspecified elsewhere in this document.
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