MATLab Licenses Renewals

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number NWWG9501-13-01237 is issued as a request for quotation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 511210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $25.0M. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), specifically the National Data Buoy Center owns MATLAB software licenses and has a requirement to renew maintenance for various licenses per the attached Product Specifications. The Period of Performance for each license is provided in the attached License List. The resulting purchase order shall be awarded on a firm fixed price. The award shall be made to the vendor offering the best value to the Government with the award going to the vendor first meeting all of the requirement specifications and then price. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-65. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items - The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certificates - Commercial Item; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-33, Payment be Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards; FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act; and FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority; CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance With The Laws; CAR 1352.207-74, Organization Conflict of Interest; CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance. All responsible sources that can meet the requirements and provide the items as outlined above may respond to this solicitation by submitting a proposal addressed to [email protected], to be received no later than March 25, 2013 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard time. The Government reserves the right to make one award or no award at all as a result of this solicitation.