Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL PZLE
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Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
Altair_AFRL_RMZA
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
513210
Product service code
7A21
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-17
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Plano, TX
Contracting contact
Dionne.Franklin@us.af.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 513210 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
This requirement is for Siemens Industry Software Inc – Altair Units. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 513210. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL/PZLET), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, contemplates awarding a single source purchase order as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) to Siemens Industry Software, Inc. Please see the attachments to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement 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. Any responses should be e-mailed to the buyer at Dionne.Franklin@us.af.mil no later than 21 August 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. All questions should be directed to the buyer at Dionne.Franklin@us.af.mil. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Siemens Industry Software Direct Subscription-Altair Units” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only the following supported file types are used: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .vsdx. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
Contact
Point of contact
Dionne Franklin
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
Dionne.Franklin@us.af.mil
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