Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: QuestaSim Software License
Deadline: 05 Dec 2025
Posting Date: 23 Nov 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 130717122
Document Ref. No.: NIST-FY26-CHIPS-18
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Request for Information/ Sources Sought Notice for Providers/Suppliers for a QuestaSim Software License
Notice ID: NIST-FY26-CHIPS-18
Contract Opportunity Type
Sources Sought
Response Date: December 5, 2025
Product Service Code
6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
NAICS Code
513210 - Software Publishers
BACKGROUND
This is a notice to Request Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice (SSN) from industry to help determine the availability and capability of small business and other than small businesses that are capable of providing any or all of the services required by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is conducting market research to identify potential sources that can provide QuestaSim Software License.
This notice is strictly to request information for market research purposes to help NIST determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this requirement. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation, or commitment by the NIST.
OVERVIEW
The alternative computing group requires the purchase of Questsim VHDL/Verilog Simulation and Verification Software license for developing a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) design in this project. This project requires the development of an FPGA-based memory device characterization platform, which involves programming and reading the memory devices, along with offloading several computationally intensive tasks to the FPGAs. To perform this process in the FPGA and verify the functionality of the design before implementation, it is required to simulate and verify the entire FPGA design with various constraints. Simulating the FPGA design with Questasim before implementation also guarantees functional and behavioral accuracy which is very essential for characterizing the memory devices. Questasim will be installed in our lab server and will be accessible to engineers and scientists in the group through floa...
Notice ID: nist-fy26-chips-18
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national institute of standards and technology
Office: dept of commerce nist
Product Service Code: 6640 - laboratory equipment and supplies
NAICS Code: 513210 - Software Publishers
Inactive Dates: dec 20, 2025
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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