GRCAS Software and Maintenance License

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc., upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). ERDC-CRREL intends to procure one (1) Graphical Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis System (GRCAS) software and maintenance license, for a Linux operating system, to efficiently set-up, monitor and review results from their existing Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis System (RCAS). The GRCAS software has been validated to be fully interoperable with CRREL’s existing RCAS used in on-going research projects to support acquisition engineering of rotorcraft aeroelastic and trim calculations. Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. was identified as the only source capable of providing a software and maintenance license, GRCAS, which is interoperable with CRREL’s RCAS and allows up to four (4) users simultaneously on one (1) license which is required for their requirement. ART has verified no other distributors are licensed to distribute their GRCAS software products. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210 – Software Publishers, which has a size standard of $41.5 million. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM CST, 27 March 2020 to [email protected] Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.