FY26 Keysight Software Maintenance

This contract involves the renewal of existing software maintenance and support agreements for Keysight Technologies licenses critical to the Department of Defense’s Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA). Specifically, it covers proprietary Keysight software suites ICCAP (Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program), MBP (Model Builder Program), and MQA (Model Quality Assurance) used extensively by DMEA engineers for semiconductor device modeling, characterization, parameter extraction, and quality assurance. The contract renews ten distinct licenses, including node-locked and floating license types, and adds a new perpetual license for the W7016E PathWave IC-CAP Power Electronics PowerMOS SiC extraction package. These tools are essential for ongoing semiconductor design efforts and Process Design Kit (PDK) development, with support and updates provided through February 28, 2026. The procurement is executed as a sole source acquisition under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, grounded in Keysight Technologies’ status as the exclusive provider of these highly specialized software products and maintenance services. Market research confirms no alternative vendors or authorized distributors exist. The contracting activity is DMEA, located in McClellan, California, with a designated place of performance in Arboga, California. The contract type is classified as “combined,” though no specific pricing, award value, or formal contract clauses typically associated with FAR Section I are present in the documentation. Award is based on price reasonableness drawn from prior contracts rather than competitive evaluation, and the contract follows an 8(a) sole source set-aside model, supporting socioeconomic goals. Inspection and acceptance are presumed to occur at the Government’s site, with Keysight responsible for license renewal, software updates, and technical support. The contract lacks physical delivery or packaging provisions, reflective of its purely digital software maintenance nature. Contact points include Michael Hallock Jr. as the Contracting Officer and Jesus Beltran serving in a program engineer capacity at DMEA. Overall, this acquisition ensures uninterrupted availability and sustainment of critical semiconductor modeling tools essential to DMEA’s mission.