Matlab Software Support and Maintenance

Background
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Information Technology and Applications Center (ITAC) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to The MathWorks, Inc. for Matlab software support and maintenance across four (4) NIH Institutes. The ITAC directs and implements a broad range of business, research, and clinical informatics programs in support of the biomedical research mission of the NHLBI. It articulates the NHLBI information technology (IT) strategic plan, forecasts future needs, sets, and implements NHLBI IT policies and procedures. The ITAC defines and executes IT management methodologies, encompassing strategic planning, complex organizational structures, technical project management, and business process modeling and re-engineering.
ITAC plans, monitors, and enforces information and systems security; it also engineers and oversees the day-to-day operation of the NHLBI information technology and data infrastructures -- including software, servers, storage, networks, databases, websites, and computing and mobile devices. The ITAC Manages IT acquisitions and the associated IT budget for the Institute -- including the Capital Planning and Investment Control process for all the NHLBI IT investments.

Work Details
NHLBI requires software licenses for Matlab Enterprise Agreements for the full suite of software plus the online training suite for NHLBI, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). The MathWorks, Inc. will provide Matlab Enterprise with an unlimited Institute Wide License (IWL) and software support including software updates and one (1) base year and two (2) twelve-month option periods of maintenance and training.

Period of Performance
Base Period: September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025; Option Period 1: September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026; Option Period 2: September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) for this contract are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.