Licenses to Operate NUCARS software

Location: Massachusetts
Posted: Feb 4, 2025
Due: Feb 7, 2025
Agency: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Type of Government: Federal
Category:
Solicitation No: 6913G625Q300016
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Licenses to Operate NUCARS software
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6913G625Q300016
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TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
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6913G6 VOLPE NATL TRANS SYS CNTR
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General Information
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Feb 04, 2025 10:59 am EST
  • Original Response Date: Feb 07, 2025 11:00 am EST
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Original Inactive Date: Feb 22, 2025
  • Initiative:
    • None
Classification
  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code: 7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)
  • NAICS Code:
    • 541519 - Other Computer Related Services
  • Place of Performance:
    Cambridge , MA 02142
    USA
Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) Cambridge, MA, is supporting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and has a requirement for the renewal of two licenses to operate NUCARS software through January 31, 2026. NUCARS is the only simulation package that has been sufficiently validated to predict the nonlinear dynamic response of North American Railroads to specified track conditions. It is also a proprietary software of Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is a requirement for rail dynamics studies. NUCARS software is required to access the results from decades of past simulation work performed by Volpe Center engineers. Therefore, The Volpe Center intends to award a sole source purchase order to Transportation Technology Center, Inc. DBA MxV Rail Software Products. The

NAICS code for this procurement is 541519; the small business size standard is $30.0M.




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  • OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS 220 Binney Street
  • CAMBRIDGE , MA 02142
  • USA
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History
  • Feb 04, 2025 10:59 am ESTPresolicitation (Original)
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