Contact and place of performance
Karen M. Marino
Cambridge, MA 02142
USA
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 6913G626Q300024 is issued as a Request f...
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The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order, as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. This notice is expected to result in a single award, subject to receipt of an acceptable quote. Please provide a firm fixed price quote in accordance with attached Specifications/Contract Line Items (CLINs).
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance for the resulting award will be April 15, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:
This combined synopsis/solicitation hereby incorporates all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses contained herein and attached.
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. Vendors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a vendor submission being ineligible for award. If the vendor finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in the solicitation, the vendor shall clearly identify where it is addressed in its proposal. Each exception shall clearly identify the specific paragraph and/or part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services is hereby incorporated by reference.
a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government and price.
FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional clauses and provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in the attached terms and conditions.
Contractors must maintain their SAM registration throughout the life of the contract through final payment. Contracting officers must validate the contractor has an active Federal Government contracts registration in SAM.
The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen Marino, V-222, 220 Binney St., Cambridge, MA 02142. The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to the contracting officer [email protected] The time for receipt of offers is 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 04/15/2026. No telephone requests will be honored. The Government will not pay for any information received.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, has issued solicitation 6913G626Q300024 as a combined synopsis/solicitation for the renewal of ABAQUS finite element analysis program suite software licenses. This procurement supports the Structures and Dynamics Division in conducting modeling efforts required to develop scientific bases for regulations over several years. The acquisition is classified under NAICS 513210 Software Publishers and PSC 7A21 IT and Telecom - Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software). No set-aside was designated for this requirement.
The government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price purchase order to a responsible offeror whose quote is most advantageous to the government based on conforming to the solicitation and price. The period of performance is scheduled from April 15, 2026, to March 31, 2027, with all work to be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The solicitation includes two attachments: a specification sheet and a document detailing terms and conditions.
Quotes must be submitted via email to Karen M. Marino by the response deadline of 3:00 PM Eastern Time on April 14, 2026. Offerors are required to maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) through final payment. This solicitation follows Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 for the acquisition of commercial products and services, incorporating provisions and clauses through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01.
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