SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Matlab Software Licenses
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, NCATS, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIHDA201800441
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jessica Adams, , Jeffrey Schmidt,
- E-Mail Address
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jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov
(jessica.adams@nih.gov, jeffrey.schmidt@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE Title: Matlab Software Licenses (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is NIHDA201800441 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99, dated June 15, 2018. (iv) The associated NAICS code 511210 and the small business size standard is $38,500,000.00. This requirement has a small business set-aside restriction. (v) The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) requires software licenses for MATLAB software on a brand name or equal basis. This equipment shall be used to support novel assay development and validation screening. (vi) The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is requesting software licenses for its MathWorks Software. 1) 5 MATLAB, or its equal • With 5 Image Processing Toolbox, 5 Neural Network Toolbox, 5 Parallel Computing Toolbox, and 5 Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox Standard Individual Perpetual Licenses 2) 1 MATLAB, or its equal • With 1 Image Processing Toolbox, 1 Neural Network Toolbox, 1 Parallel Computing Toolbox, and 1 Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox Standard Concurrent Perpetual License 3) 480 MATLAB Distributed Computing Server, Standard Concurrent Perpetual License, or its equal Includes 1 year of maintenance: MathWorks Software Maintenance Service includes • The latest updates to your MATLAB and Simulink products - with releases twice a year • Worldwide technical support from specialized engineers • MATLAB Mobile on MathWorks Cloud (vii) Delivery Date or Period of Performance: One-year (12 months) ARO. (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical Evaluation Factor: Offeror's technical approach will be evaluated for completeness, feasibility, soundness, and practicality for accomplishing the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). 2. Delivery/Period of Performance Evaluation Factor: Contractor's ability to meet or exceed the delivery date/period of performance in the SOW. 3. Cost/Price Evaluation Factor: Offeror(s) cost/price will be evaluated for reasonableness. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the government that a prudent person would pay when consideration is given to prices in the market. Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through cost and price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (xiii) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xv) Responses to this solicitation 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 proposing on an equal product 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." All responses must be received by August 23, 2018, 1:00pm, Eastern Standard Time and reference number NIHDA201800441. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, jessica.adams@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi) The name and email address of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Jessica Adams, Contract Specialist, jessica.adams@nih.gov.
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- Address: Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
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