Renewal of Sonnet software maintenance support

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing maintenance support to existing Sonnet software licenses. The Sonnet software is a critical component of NIST's existing enterprise IT architecture, and the continued maintenance and support of the software is important for NIST researchers. The requirement is for software support services to provide additional software licenses maintenance, security upgrades, and technical support for NIST Sonnet software packages. • The NAICS code for this acquisition is 513210, Software Publisher with a size standard of $47.0 M. • The requirement is for the maintenance and support of a current NIST-used product. • NIST is seeking software support services to provide additional software licenses maintenance, security upgrades, and technical support for NIST Sonnet software packages. • Replacing the Sonnet software with another product would require the purchase of new start-up licenses, retraining of staff, and rewriting of code. • Failing to purchase this maintenance and support means that NIST will not be able to support the current versions of the product, including IT security patches and updates, and will not be able to open tickets for vendor support.