The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed price basis and to solicit and award the proposed contract on a sole source basis to ANSYS, INC., under the authority of FAR Parts 12 and 13. The Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) Headquarters (HQ) Digital Group for Aviation Product Lifecycle Management (AvPLM) requires Granta MI and Minerva Services to support Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) projects to continue to address the management of data produced by, and related to, their Additive Manufacturing (AM) production. The solution shall expand upon the existing structure and content of Granta (MI) and Minerva as it is currently implemented at NAVAIR. The Digital Group also requires customization services for the Ansys Minerva simulation process and data management application. Ansys Minerva will provide a platform for extended analysis of the AM data currently collected in Granta MI, as well as data collected from AM systems resulting from the Quality Made effort.

ANSYS, INC., is the only known source for this requirement. Any substitutions may render some or all of the software inoperable resulting in significant impacts to the program and the Warfighter due to having to manually manage AM material and test data, introducing labor costs, increased risk of quality escapes, limited ability to identify material substitution or optimization opportunities, and delays in delivering parts to the Fleet.

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Award is expected 17 May 2023. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested persons may submit a capability statement, which if received within five (5) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon the resources to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any information received. For information contact: Kelly Sifford at Kelly.e.sifford.civ@us.navy.mil.