SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Molecular Operating Environment software license renewal
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- #541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-NOI-18-037
- Point of Contact
- Stuart G. Kern, Phone: 3014023334
- E-Mail Address
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stuart.kern@nih.gov
(stuart.kern@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT - NON-COMPETITIVE Solicitation No. HHS-NIH-NIDA-NOI-18-037 INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NCATS Contract Management Section, on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, intends to negotiate and award a contract for an annual software license for the Molecular Operating Environment published by Chemical Computing Group. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541511, with a Size Standard of $27.5 million. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96 (November 6, 2017). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1: there is only one responsible sources and no other supplies will satisfy agency requirements. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Description Annual software license renewal for the Chemical Computing Group's Molecular Operating Environment (MOE) without scientific support. The annual license is for the license and all software updates that become available during the period of performance Purpose and Objectives Chemical Computing Group's Molecular Operating Environment provides access to a Scientific Vector Language (SVL) compiler which is a "chemistry aware" computer programming language with over 1,000 specific functions for analyzing and manipulating chemical structures and related molecular objects. NCATS authors programs in SVL to support structure-based design, fragment-based design, pharmacophore discovery, medicinal chemistry applications, biologics applications, protein and antibody modeling, molecular modeling and simulations, and cheminformatics and QSAR. Period of Performance January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, with four annual options. CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. Respondents that believe that they are manufacturers or authorized resellers of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, December 18, 2017, and must reference number HHSN-NIH-NIDA-RFQ-18-37. Responses must be submitted electronically to Stuart Kern, Contracting Specialist, stuart.kern@nih.gov, and must reference the solicitation number. Fax requests are not accepted. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04763088-W 20171213/171211231449-dd85f5eb3d48bafa1fc7d32dba719945 (fbodaily.com)
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