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Sole Source Annual Maintenance for Pointwise Software Licenses (AFLCMC)

This opportunity is a sole source procurement for Pointwise software license maintenance by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), EZFT office. - Sole source contract for Pointwise software maintenance, justified under FAR 13.106-1(b) - OEM is Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (formerly Pointwise, Inc.), the only provider of Pointwise perpetual licenses and maintenance - Requirement covers two years of annual maintenance (2026-2027) for 3 perpetual licenses, plus back-pay for 2025-2026 - Pointwise software is critical for high-quality computational mesh generation in CFD analyses, supporting aircraft design and intelligence modeling - No competing products identified due to unique capabilities and industry standard status within DoD CFD groups - Interested parties may submit capability statements, but government intends to proceed with Cadence Design Systems, Inc. unless a suitable alternative is demonstrated - Estimated period of performance is 365 days after award, covering two years of maintenance plus back-pay - No specific part numbers provided; quantity is 3 perpetual licenses - Contract value likely in the range of $15,000 to $30,000 based on typical software maintenance pricing

Description

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for Pointwise License Maintenance. This justification is for a single source in accordance with the following authority, as applicable: FAR 13.106-1(b) and the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.  The procurement of the Pointwise software is essential to support the current intelligence, technological, and warfare model production environments.  Pointwise is specialized software that is sold through a single source and Pointwise, Inc. is the only source that can provide Pointwise software perpetual licenses. Please see the Justification and Approval document attached to this posting for additional details.

This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available at this time. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide the required supplies/services by 17 August 2025 at 12PM EST. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Col(S) Paul W. Tinker has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of the Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed herein. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Col(S) Paul W. Tinker can be reached at e-mail: asca@us.af.mil.

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