NASA awards software contract

NASA has awarded a contract to The MathWorks Inc., of Natick, Mass., to provide new software licenses, maintenance and product training for mathematical computing software to be used by NASA engineers and scientists. The MathWorks contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with provisions for firm-fixed delivery/task orders, which consists of a one-year base period and four one-year options. The period of performance will begin May 1 with a potential end date of April 30, 2020, and total value of $30 million. The contract will be administered by the Enterprise License Management Team at the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) located at Stennis Space Center, Miss. The NSSC handles select business activities for all NASA centers. (Source: NASA/NSSC, 04/17/15)