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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to award a sole source contract to National Instruments Corporation for enterprise software license support for the LabVIEW Full Development System across Windows, Mac OS, and Linux platforms, including the Standard Service Program. This award is made under FAR Subpart 13.5, leveraging the unique proprietary capabilities of LabVIEW, which is essential for automating measurement and control systems through an intuitive graphical programming language. LabVIEW’s patented dataflow language and virtual instruments technology provide a flexible and efficient environment for developing and deploying applications across various hardware platforms. NIST currently uses LabVIEW and seeks to upgrade its existing agreement to continue benefiting from this software’s seamless integration and management features, such as the NI Volume License Manager. The contract is expected to be a firm fixed price purchase order, awarded through simplified acquisition procedures, with a base period of nine months followed by two optional twelve-month extensions. No formal request for quotes package will be issued, but interested parties may submit capability statements for consideration, although competition is at the government’s discretion. If no affirmative responses are received by the specified deadline, the contract will proceed with National Instruments. The contract is managed by the Department of Commerce NIST office in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with designated contract specialists available to answer inquiries.

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NIST awards sole source contract to National Instruments for LabVIEW software support and upgrades.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Nist

NAICS

334119 - Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

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PostedApr 5

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Nist

Contacts2 people available

OfficeGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Nist

Office AddressGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

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Sandra K. ShaffnerContract Specialist

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Jo-Lynn S DavisContract Specialist

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Full Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a sole source award with National Instruments Corporation, Austin, Texas, under the authority of FAR SUBPART 13.5 - TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEPT 2005) for - Enterprise Software License Support for the LabVIEW Full Development System for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux with the Standard Service Program. National Instruments is the only responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Agency requirements. The sole source determination is based on the unique capabilities of the proprietary software. Additionally, NIST currently maintains LabVIEW and this is an upgrade to the existing agreement. Some of the unique characteristics are as follows: It is intuitive, 100% compiled graphical programming language used for automating measurement and control systems; it has patented graphical dataflow language and block diagram approach naturally represent the flow of data and intuitively map user interface controls to data; the LabVIEW Express technology transforms common measurement and automation tasks into much higher-level, easy-to-use Virtual Instruments; it has the unique ability to develop once and deploy to a wide variety of computing targets - desktop computers, PDAs, real-time targets, arbitrary 32-bit processors, and more - for maximum flexibility in system design; and it has seamless integration with the NI Volume License Manager, for efficiently managing the LabVIEW user base across a computing network. It is anticipated that a firm fixed price purchase order, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures, will be awarded for this requirement and the period of performance will include a base period of nine months and two twelve month option periods. No RFQ package is available. Any interested parties may submit in writing, a detailed capability statement to respond to this requirement; however, a determination by the Government to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. If no affirmative responses are received by April 11, 2007 at 10:00am, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the award to National Instruments Corporation.