IAR Software Renewal
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at China Lake, CA, is soliciting proposals for the renewal of IAR Software licenses and associated support. This requirement is for IAR Systems Software Inc. products, with competition open to authorized distributors. The solicitation, N6893626Q5104, is a Firm Fixed Price contract. Offers are due March 16, 2026, at 04:00 PM.
Scope of Work
The procurement is for "EWARM-MB-REI" licenses, which are Integrated Development Environments for Arm mobile development. Each license includes:
- Editor, Project manager, IAR C/C++ Compiler, IAR Assembler, Linker, and Librarian tools.
- Runtime libraries, support for Arm cores (excluding Cortex-A 64-bit ARMv8-A).
- Device support and flash loaders for Arm devices.
- C-SPY debugger simulator and debug probe drivers, multicore debugging.
- Code coverage and profiling based on streaming trace.
- RTOS plugins and User documentation.
- 12 months of IAR Embedded Academy and a 12-month Support and Update Agreement. The Period of Performance for the licenses is from October 31, 2025, to October 31, 2026.
Contract Details
- Type: Firm Fixed Price Order
- Set-Aside: Unrestricted
- NAICS Code: 513210 (Software Publishers) with a size standard of $14 million.
- Period of Performance: October 31, 2025, to October 31, 2026.
- Delivery Period: March 16, 2026, to October 31, 2026.
- Shipping: FOB Destination.
- Invoicing/Payment: Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).
Submission & Evaluation
- Offer Due Date: March 16, 2026, 04:00 PM.
- Evaluation Factors: PRICE, DELIVERY DATE, CAPABILITY STATEMENT, and PROOF OF AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORSHIP.
- Award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government, considering price and other factors.
- Proposals must include sufficient information for a sound technical evaluation.
- Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and WAWF.
Additional Notes
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. The solicitation was posted on March 6, 2026. Any changes to the order require Contracting Officer approval and a modification.