Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of Matlab

The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking to purchase individual academic licenses for MATLAB and associated toolboxes, including Simulink, as a sole source purchase. The licenses are for use by named faculty, staff, and researchers across multiple departments at the university for teaching and research purposes. The university has determined that The MathWorks, Inc. is the only entity that can provide the required commodity. • The commodity includes individual academic licenses for MATLAB and associated toolboxes. • The licenses are for use by named faculty, staff, and researchers across multiple departments. • The university has obtained a formal quote directly from MathWorks, which reflects the academic discount for which USM qualifies. • The pricing provided represents the lowest available tier for individual licenses. • MATLAB is the industry-standard platform for technical computing used across USM’s mathematics, science, engineering, and research departments.