MATLAB Annual Software Renewal

The Naval Oceanographic Office at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi plans to issue a sole-source contract to The MathWorks, Inc. for the renewal of Matlab software licenses for the one-year period from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) and will follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines specific to the acquisition of commercial items and simplified acquisition procedures. The contract will be firm fixed-price, classified under the NAICS code 511210, which pertains to software publishers, with a small business size standard set at $25 million. This procurement notice is informational and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive offers. All inquiries regarding the requirement must be directed in writing to the designated Contracting Officer. The government reserves the right to make a non-competitive award based on the responses to the notice at its sole discretion. The contract is associated with the Department of Defense and will be performed at the Stennis Space Center, with key points of contact including a Contract Specialist and a Contracting Officer reachable by email and phone.