21-005857

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
Acquisition of MATLAB Software Licenses
Contracting Office
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Katie
Cartwright
Katie.Cartwright@nih.gov

Secondary Contracting Officer

Malita
Dyson
Malita.Dyson@nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
511210
Software Publishers
Small Business Size Standard
$41,500,000
FPDS Classification Code
D318
Delivery of Goods
Delivery is requested within 7 days of award.
Set-Aside Status
Not Set Aside
Competition Status
Brand Name Only
Single-Sole Source Determination
MATLAB is the predominant software platform in the field of NMR and MRI research worldwide, and MATLAB software is specifically needed for the operation of the MRPAD Unit.

While MATLAB was developed by The MathWorks, Inc., the MATLAB software licenses and required toolboxes may be distributed through authorized resellers . The essential characteristics of MATLAB that limit the availability to a sole source are the need to run existing MATLAB codes for solving inverse Laplace transform problems, non-local means filtering and brain image segmentation on a Windows 10 platform. This ability is essential to maintain compatibility with prior research and publications from the MRI Section as well as to make use of similar code written by colleagues elsewhere in NIH and by extramural colleagues.
Background/Description of Requirement

MATLAB software is required for performing simulations and analysis of data from a variety of NMR and MRI experiments in the MRPAD unit. Specifically, MATLAB will be used to perform 1D and 2D nonlinear least-squares fitting of spin echo train amplitudes, to develop non-local, multispectral filters for image processing and for semi-automatic segmentation of brain images in our research on normal aging and age-associated disease in the central nervous system.

Purchase Description: MATLAB perpetual, individual software licenses for Windows; The Mathworks, Inc.; part numbers ETI-V2020A (Econometrics toolbox), COI-V2020A (MATLAB Compiler), MJI-V2020A (Compiler SDK), VPI-V2020A (Computer Vision toolbox) and NNI-V2020A (Deep Learning toolbox).

Salient characteristics:

  • Must run existing MATLAB codes for solving inverse Laplace transform problems, non-local means filtering and brain image segmentation on a Windows 10 platform.
  • Must include all necessary software toolboxes to support curve fitting, image processing, optimization, statistics and machine learning algorithms.
  • Each license must permit execution and modification of existing and newly-written codes by a designated user on up to four computers (any mixture of Windows, MacOS and Linux).

Quantities:

  • ETI-V2020A (Econometrics toolbox): Three (3)
  • COI-V2020A (MATLAB Compiler): One (1)
  • MJI-V2020A (Compiler SDK): One (1)
  • VPI-V2020A (Computer Vision toolbox): One (1)
  • NNI-V2020A (Deep Learning toolbox: One (1)

 

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS 

Offerors MUST complete the provision at 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 and submit completed copies as separate documents with their quotation.

 

1. FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

2. FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

3. FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

 

All responses must be received by April 6, 2021 at 5pm EST and must reference announcement / solicitation number 21-005857. Responses may be submitted electronically to Katie Cartwright (Katie.Cartwright@nih.gov)Fax responses will not be accepted.

 

Interested parties may identify in writing their interest and capability in response to this requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by closing date and must reference the announcement. Responses may be submitted electronically to the attention of the contract specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.