SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Event Management Software (EMS) Software Maintenance FY17
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NOI-RML-C-1859494
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2017
- Point of Contact
- Tamara K. McDermott, Phone: 406-375-7487
- E-Mail Address
-
tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov
(tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Notice of Intent (NOI). This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price Contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901(e)(2), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to award a firm-fixed priced, sole source, purchase order to EMS Software, 6465 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 600, Centennial, CO 80111. This is a follow-on requirement for the annual maintenance and support of existing EMS Enterprise (Quantity 1), Concurrent User (Quantity 20), and Web App User (Quantity 5000) perpetual licenses. This software is currently utilized by NIAID to manage meetings, conferences, attendee registration, surveys, workspace utilization, etc... This software maintenance is the only way to obtain the EMS software updates and service. The proprietary software and maintenance can only be obtained from the manufacturer - EMS Software. The requirement is for a 12-month base period (August 1, 2017 - July 30, 2018) and four 1-year option periods for a total period of performance of August 1, 2017 through July 30, 2022. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210 Software Publishers, which has a size standard of $38.5 million. EMS Software is a small business under NAICS 511210. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement. The Government plans to award a contract for this requirement within 21 days of this notice. While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement. The Government understands that EMS Software is the only vendor which can provide the requested products for NIAID. However, firms that believe they can provide the capability required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit a capabilities statement, including past performance, in writing to the identified point of contact within ten (10) days after publication of this notice. Such documentation shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit offers on NOI-RML-C-1859494. For additional information or to submit responses, please contact Tamara McDermott, Contract Specialist at tamara.mcdermott@nih.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NOI-RML-C-1859494/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN04570419-W 20170709/170707234446-b17517952dad3db3ff42291369308a57 (fbodaily.com)
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