AN24--New ToolBox SW and License Renewal/Reinstatement

Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with The Mathworks, Inc., to purchase scientific computing software for the RR&D Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB) at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (Seattle). CLiMB conducts research studies focused on lower-limb biomechanics, researching areas such as lower-limb prosthetics and gait pathology. These studies require significant data and method analysis which require computational software to perform analysis effectively and efficiently on large data sets. CLiMB has utilized MATLAB for this purpose, developing multiple workflows to analyze data, study research techniques, and produce visuals for presentations and publications for the past 20 years. As CLiMB continues to improve and optimize existing workflows and develop new ones, software upgrades become necessary. This requirement will renew/reinstate existing software licenses as well as add new analysis tools to do so. The following will be purchased: ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT 0001 License renewal and reinstatement for 69 months for Licenses - 40614291, 40614286, 40614289 3.00 EA 0002 Renewal and Reinstatement for 36 months of Licenses - 40614301, 40614285 2.00 EA 0003 Signal Processing Toolbox (SG) 5.00 EA 0004 Image Processing Toolbox (IP) 4.00 EA 0005 Symbolic Math Toolbox (SM) 3.00 EA 0006 Curve Fitting Toolbox (CF) 2.00 EA 0007 Optimization Toolbox (OP) 2.00 EA 0008 Parallel Computing (DM) 2.00 EA 0009 Control System Toolbox (CT) 1.00 EA 0010 Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox (ST) 3.00 EA 0011 Image Acquisition Toolbox (IA) 1.00 EA 0012 Instrument Control Toolbox (IC) 1.00 EA 0013 Data Acquisition Toolbox (DA) 1.00 EA Although Mathworks SW may be purchased through authorized distributors, Mathworks is the only entity capable of renewal and reinstatement of SW licenses; hence this announcement of intent to sole source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide this equipment or equipment that is compatible must notify this Contracting Officer at [email protected] NLT Tuesday, April 11, 2023, by 11:59 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.