METIS SUBSCRIPTION

                                ** THIS IS A BRAND NAME MANDATORY REQUIREMENT***

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), located in Indian Head, Maryland intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) purchase order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for: METIS Subscription.  This solicitation will be competed as Brand Name Mandatory, Small Business Set-Aside. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) no. N0017426Q1043. The NAICS code is 541511 and the business size standard is $34M. The provisions and clauses included and/or incorporated in this solicitation document are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular. This RFQ incorporates all provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2020-01 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DPN 20190531.

Requirements:

METIS Online Enhanced Level Access – 1 Team admin user + 5 user access to the METIS online web-based platform.

Period of Performance (POP) – 5/17/2026 – 5/16/2027

 The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the vendor responsible whose quote, conforming to the solicitation that will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate all timely quotes received from eligible vendors on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a contract without discussions with quoters. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

 Evaluation Factors (in order of importance)

1.  Technical – Quotes must reflect the required specifications included in the RFQ

2.  Price – Quotes must include all applicable costs.

Quote packages are due by Thursday, April 24th 2026 4:00 PM EST. Late quotes will not be considered. Quote packages shall be sent to barbara.j.grinder.civ@us.navy.mil and contain a cover sheet that provides the following information:

1. Official Company Name;

2. Point of contact including name and phone number; and

3. DUNS number and Cage Code.

The Points of Contact for this acquisition is

1. barbara.j.grinder.civ@us.navy.mil