# Model Center Premium

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/52000pr250019635

- Solicitation number: 52000PR250019635
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Homeland Security
- Agency: US Coast Guard
- Contracting office: SFLC Procurement Branch 3 (70Z040)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance: Baltimore, Maryland
- County: City of Baltimore (FIPS 24510). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-baltimore-md-24510
- City: Baltimore. https://abierto.us/cities/baltimore-md-2404000
- First posted: June 4, 2025
- Last posted: June 4, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/72eed044a1334b65b2471de95f3c3f60/view

## Description

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) herby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to ANSYS INC for software license access to ModelCenter Premium. It is the governments belief that ANSYS INC. is the only contractor that can provide the complete software license to interface with Excel, AutoCAD, MATLAB, and Rhinoceros applications. See attached sole source justification on (JOTFOC). The total estimated value is less than $50,000.00.

This sole source contracting action is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.106-1(2)(b) and 6.303-2 modified to reflect procedures in 13.5 (a)(ii). Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objectives. The determination not to compete the proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Information received will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive solicitation for future requirements regarding software licensing of this type. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Officer, Bryan Duffey at Bryan.A.Duffey@uscg.mil via email only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Thank You.

## Publications

- June 4, 2025: Special notice, due June 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 72eed044a1334b65b2471de95f3c3f60. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/72eed044a1334b65b2471de95f3c3f60/view

## Points of contact

- Bryan Duffey, Bryan.A.Duffey@uscg.mil

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