Solidworks Subscription Renewal

The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) has an FY19 requirement for Solidworks Software Maintenance Renewal. See attached PDF for requirement description. This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or request for quote. This Sources Sought Notice in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. No solicitation exists at this time and proposals are not being requested or accepted with this notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The information provided in this notice is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this sources sought and all costs associated with responding will be solely at the interested party's expense. Purpose of Notice: This Sources Sought Notice is being used as a Market Research tool for informational purposes and for preliminary planning purposes to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to perform the anticipated work requirements. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this notice. Responding to this notice is not a prerequisite for participation in any possible future competitive RFP for which a business is eligible to participate (if any is issued), but participation will assist the Government as to the extent of companies available for this procurement. Failure to respond or submit information in sufficient detail may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or not to set aside the solicitation for restricted competition. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information submitted. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of the Government assessments and should not anticipate feedback with regard to its submission. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. Responses will not be returned. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, the Government reserves the right to determine the method of acquisition and issuance of a possible RFP based on the responses received for this notice. The Government's evaluation of the responses received will factor into the Government's determination whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as small business set-aside, full and open competition or sole source procurement. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses in any resultant solicitation. Interested sources shall provide responses via email in soft copy form (electronically) in Microsoft Word compatible format no later than 5:00 PM ET (local eastern time) on November 29, 2019 to Rebecca.b.beaudry.civ@mail.mil. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Responses received after this date and time may not be considered in the Government's market research.