The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, is contemplating award of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to contractors capable of providing software licenses compatible with Star-CCM+ software suites. Under these BPAs, contractors shall be capable of providing the following software: Star-CCM+ Power Session (#1501.2) 1 year Lease/TECS/Purchase Star-CCM+ Additional Session (#1106.2) 1 year Lease/TECS/Purchase Star-HPC (#1401.2) 1 year Lease/TECS/Purchase Star-CCM+ /CAD Exchange (#1309.2) 1 year Lease/TECS/Purchase This notice is open to all business concerns; however, in accordance with FAR 19.501, the Government's intent is to establish BPAs with small businesses. In the event there are not enough responses from responsible, capable small businesses, then large business responses will be considered. All interested and potential firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and current firms must update their records annually to maintain an active status. Please visit the SAM website to register and update, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. However, registration in no way guarantees that a contract or assistance award will be issued. Firms/companies are invited to indicate their interests and capabilities by providing specifications, brochures, manuals, reports, information pertaining to experience on previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed, any in-house research and development effort, and any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement. All information is to be submitted via email (10MB limit) at no cost or obligation to the Government; information provided will not be returned. Responses shall also indicate the size of the business entity; large or small and provide your DUNS and/or CAGE Code. Please provide the name of your firm, address, POC, phone/fax number and email address. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Government will accept written questions by e-mail. Interested firms/companies are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data NO LATER THAN February 15, 2017. Submittals and questions should be directed to the following point of contact: U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Attn. Nicole Thalmann ACC-NJ-JA, Bldg. 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, e-mail
[email protected]. This notice does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), nor is the government obligated to issue an RFP. In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. The Government may enter into one (1) or multiple BPAs as a result of this notice.