The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source, with Thermo-Calc Software, Inc., Canonsburg, PA for the purpose of: i) renewing maintenance and support for existing Thermo-Calc, DICTRA and PRISMA licenses; ii) acquiring add'l. network licenses (NWLs) for Thermo-Calc and PRISMA; iii) acquiring (2) PYTHON network licenses; and, iv) acquiring perpetual access to the Aqueous Solutions Database. This is a sole source inasmuch as Thermo-Calc Software, Inc. is the exclusive developer, seller and marketer of the software within the US. Access is not available on-line through any other interface or vendor. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be negotiated and issued on or about 13 Sep 2019 for a 12-mo. period and include (4) 12-mo. option periods to cover renewal of maintenance and support for all existing and new NWLs described herein. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to [email protected]. The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 20 Aug 2019. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210 and the size standard is $38.5M.

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