SOFTWARE LICENSE FEE

Mathematica software is used by the entire corps of cadets at the US Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) and is used heavily by the Department of Mathematics. The software offers an interactive classroom experience that helps the students explore and grasp concepts, and that it gives teachers the right and effective tools they need to easily create supporting course materials, assignments, and presentations. Mathematica is the the basis of math curriculum at the USCGA. Mathematica software has been used over the past six (6) years extensively in a majority of the math classes and requires annual renewal from WOLFRAM RESEARCH, INC.,the developer of the software which is proprietarily sold by this company and is not available through any channel or seller vendors. Using a different software every year, the Academy would need to re-write the entire curriculum to teach students, and faculties would need to familiarized themselves with the new software to teach their class. Any company that believes they can meet these requirements may give written notification. Supporting documents and materials must be sufficient to support minimum curriculum standards set by USCGA.