Fidelity Pointwise
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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is pursuing a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract for Pointwise License Maintenance, citing that Pointwise, Inc. is the exclusive provider of perpetual licenses for this specialized software critical to intelligence, technological, and warfare modeling environments. The procurement is justified under FAR 13.106-1(b), as no other source can provide the required software, and no competitive solicitation is being issued. Interested parties may submit capability statements or quotations by August 17, 2026, at 12 PM EST, but the government retains full discretion to determine non-competition based on responses received. The contract is tied to NAICS code 513210 and will be managed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Col(S) Paul W. Tinker has been designated as the Ombudsman to receive and confidentially relay concerns from potential offerors regarding the procurement process, though he has no role in evaluating proposals or making source selection decisions. Primary point of contact for routine inquiries is Jessica Foster, with Lisa Belew available as a secondary contact, both reachable via email. The solicitation number is F4FDBM6211A002, and the opportunity was posted on August 10, 2026, with the response deadline set for August 17, 2026, at 4 PM EST. No set-aside provisions apply, and all submissions must clearly demonstrate the ability to fulfill the requirements within the specified timeline.
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Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USASet-Aside
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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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