Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Siemens Altair Software

Project ID: None FederalOpportunitiesSpecial Notice

Overview

Agency	Air Force Research Laboratory
Deadline	05/11/26
Posted	04/27/26
Estimated Value	$700,000 - $13,500,000 (value based on agency estimated range)
Set Aside	None
NAICS	541519 - Other Computer Related Services
PSC	DA10 - IT And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software As A Service
Location	Wright Patterson AFB, OH United States

Description

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Summary

The Department of the Air Force, AFRL/PKI, intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to Crown Point Technologies, LLC for the procurement of Siemens-brand software licenses and associated maintenance. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2302b, as implemented by FAR 13.5, which authorizes the use of simplified procedures for certain commercial items. The requirement is for a one-year period of performance for the following items:

Siemens Altair Graph Lakehouse 16 Production Cores

A brand name, sole source justification has been executed in support of this requirement. The Government requires these specific software products for their unique capabilities in support of digital engineering, MBSE, and data fabric initiatives, and for their proven interoperability with existing enterprise platforms. Market research indicates that no other products nor vendors can meet the Government's technical requirements.

Notice to Industry

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted via email to the Primary Point of Contact listed above no later than the stated Response Date.

Summary (Newest Update)

Background The Department of the Air Force, specifically the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/PKI), intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to Crown Point Technologies, LLC for the procurement of Siemens-brand software licenses and associated maintenance. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2302b, which allows for simplified procedures for certain commercial items. The Government requires these specific software products due to their unique capabilities that support digital engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and data fabric initiatives, as well as their proven interoperability with existing enterprise platforms. Work Details The contract includes the procurement of the following items: 1) Siemens Altair Graph Studio Production License, which is an enterprise-scale knowledge graph toolset designed for agile data integration, transformation, and analytics. It applies a semantic, graph-based data fabric layer over diverse enterprise data sources to eliminate data silos and provide comprehensive organizational context for analytics solutions. 2) Siemens Altair Graph Lakehouse (16 Production Cores), a high-performance massively parallel processing (MPP) graph engine optimized for executing queries against large datasets in seconds. It supports advanced analytics including graph algorithms and geospatial functions, tailored for scalability and speed. The contract also includes one year of maintenance for these software products. Period of Performance The period of performance for this contract is from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027, with no option years. Place of Performance The geographic location(s) where the contract will be performed have not been specified.

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