The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Comsol, Inc., upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). ERDC-CRREL intends to the following software licenses and add-on products for their COMSOL Multiphysics Modules: - COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) 2 concurrent user, License No. 2091905, subscription: through 09/30/2020. This is a perpetual license. - Acoustics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent user, License No. 2091905, subscription: through 09/30/2020. This is a perpetual license. - CFD Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent 1 user, License No. 2091905, subscription: through 09/30/2020. This is a perpetual license. - LiveLink for MATLAB, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) 2 concurrent user, License No. 2091905, subscription: through 09/30/2020. This is a perpetual license. - Material Library, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent 1 user, License No. 2091905, subscription: through 09/30/2020. This is a perpetual license. - COMSOL Multiphysics, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) 1 concurrent user. This is a perpetual license. This is an addition to License No. 2091905. - AC/DC Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent 1 user. This is a perpetual license. This is an addition to License No. 2091905. - Acoustics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) 1 concurrent user. This is a perpetual license. This is an addition to License No. 2091905. - LiveLink for MATLAB, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) 1 concurrent user. This is a perpetual license. This is an addition to License No. 2091905. - Material Library, Floating Network License (FNL) for one (1) concurrent 1 user. This is a perpetual license. This is an addition to License No. 2091905. - Structural Mechanics Module, Floating Network License (FNL) for one 2 (1) concurrent user. This is a perpetual license. This is an addition to License No. 2091905. - COMSOL Multiphysics, Single User CPU-locked License (CPU), for one 1 (1) computer. This is a perpetual license. The unique software has been validated to be fully interoperable with CRREL's existing COMSOL software used in on-going research projects. Comsol, Inc. has been verified as the sole issuer of their annual maintenance licenses for COMSOL Multiphysics and its add-on products and as such, the only source capable of offering a product meeting the requisite specification requirements. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210, which has a size standard of $38.50 million. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM CST, 6 SEPTEMBER 2019 to
[email protected] Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.