# Thermo-Calc Software License Additions & Renewals

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nb6420502501623

- Solicitation number: NB642050-25-01623
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: National Institute of Standards and Technology (n-NATIONALINSTITUTEOFSTANDARDSANDTECHNOLOGY)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: 7A21 Business Application off-the-shelf software delivered by perpetual license, which also encompasses enterprise level software enabling mission capability and business operational support.
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: August 26, 2025
- Last posted: August 26, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2bc0aac7852d4c56992918a237abcef9/view

## Description

**FBO ANNOUNCEMENT:**

**PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, NOTICE OF INTENT ACTION CODE:**

**SPECIAL NOTICE CLASSIFICATION CODE:** D – IT and Telecom – Information Technology & Telecommunications SUBJECT:

**Thermo-Calc Software License Additions & Renewals SOLICITATION NUMBER:**

**NB642050-25-01623 DESCRIPTION:** The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Thermo-Calc Software Inc., located in Canonsburg, PA for a TC-AM user network license and additional user network licenses for Thermo-Calc, DICTRA, TC-PRISMA, & TC-python under award number 1333ND24PNB640484, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Sole Source justification is based on the following:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) provides the measurement science, standards, technology, and data required to support the nation’s need to design, develop, manufacture, and use materials.

In partnership with U.S. industry, government agencies, and scientific institutions, MSED performs fundamental and applied research to enable those engaged in the materials science and engineering enterprise to adopt new materials and incorporate these into improved, successful products that solve problems in areas such as energy, electronics, transportation, and the environment. Essential to development and use of new materials and processes, is the ability to model the microstructure evolution in these materials and processes.

## Publications

- August 26, 2025: Special notice, due September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 2bc0aac7852d4c56992918a237abcef9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2bc0aac7852d4c56992918a237abcef9/view

## Points of contact

- Tish Walker, latish.walker@nist.gov

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