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Solicitation 1333ND26QNB640586 is a Request for Quotation issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology within the Department of Commerce. The contract seeks the procurement of brand name ANSYS Granta MI licenses to support the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. These licenses will provide a specialized database system to host experimental and modeling data, linking fabrication, dimensional measurement, and mechanical test data for the development of advanced lightweight materials in the automotive industry. This procurement is categorized under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers and is designated as a 100 percent Total Small Business Set-Aside Brand Name Only requirement. Interested offerors must submit their quotations by the deadline of September 11, 2026. The performance location for this contract is Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USASet-Aside
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SOLICITATION 1333ND26QNB640586
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This is a solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in RFO Subpart 12.2, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued.
This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513210 – Software Publishers with a small business size standard of 47 Million. This will be competed as 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside Brand Name Only requirement.
The Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) of the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performs leading-edge measurement science research, working closely with stakeholders to impact a broad range of science and technology areas. MSED's core areas of competence are grounded in the discipline of materials science and engineering (structure-property-processing relationships) with specific focus on metallurgy, polymer science, and functional materials.
This request supports the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting (NCAL) within MSED. NCAL’s objective is to develop the measurement methodology, standards, and analysis necessary for the U.S. auto industry and base metal suppliers to transition to advanced lightweight materials for auto body components. ANSYS Granta MI is the specialized database system used to host NCAL’s highly instrumented experimental and modeling data, linking fabrication, dimensional measurement, and mechanical test data in a secure, central environment.
Responsible Offeror’s shall provide for the following brand name licenses.
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