99--Catapult C BL FPGA SL FPGA Upgrade

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This request is for a purchase of an upgrade from the Block Level version to the System Level version of a single floating license for Mentor Graphics Catapult C software. This license upgrade is required for the development and testing of FPGA hardware capabilities in the THAAD FPGA lab. The software is used to design, model and test FPGA designs in a software environment. Mentor Graphics is distributed by several companies in the US, of which the regional distributor for the Southeast is Technical Systems Integrators, Inc. Use of this distributor is required for purchase in the local region of the country.