NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE FOR ALTAIR PROFESSIONAL ANNUAL LEASE LICENSING WITH MAINTENANCE

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a Sole Source contract to ALTAIR ENGINEERING CO. 1820 EAST BIG BEAVER TROY, MICHIGAN 48083 in support of the FLEET NUMERICAL METOC CENTER MONTEREY. FLCSD will use Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition. The authority for soliciting a single source under simplified acquisition procedures is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting Competition, which states that contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). The proposed contract action is Sole Source only. In accordance with FAR 5.102, the required justification documentation is attached (See Note 22). This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotation. No solicitation or RFQ will be forthcoming. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit product information in response to this notice by 10:00 AM PST 22 September 2022 via email to michelle.muniz@navy.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is entirely at the discretion of the Government. NOTE 22: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.