Notice of Intent to Sole Source - VVPM Software Maintenance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc., upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

ERDC-CRREL requires a five-year software maintenance agreement extension for their Viscous Vortex Particle Method (VVPM) software developed by Advanced Rotorcraft Technology (ART) to compute viscous and interactional effects for CRREL’s existing Rotorcraft Comprehensive Analysis System (RCAS) software.

The existing RCAS software was developed under the United States Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program by Advanced Rotorcraft Technology (ART) and is currently used by the U.S. Army and CRREL to support acquisition engineering of rotorcraft aeroelastic and trim calculations. ART’s VVPM software add-in is the only add-in validated to be compatible and fully interoperable with the CRREL’s existing RCAS used in on-going research projects.

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. was identified as the only source capable of providing the Software Maintenance Agreement to support their software. There are no substitutes for this software offered by other vendors. The updated agreement allows access to the newest software updates that address bug fixes and provide new features needed to accomplish research. ART has verified no other distributors are licensed to distribute their VVPM software products.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 513210 – Software Publishers, which has a size standard of $47M. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed.

All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 12:00 PM CST, 27 January 2025 to kim.d.roberson@usace.army.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation.

A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.