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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 19, 2021 SAM #7022
SPECIAL NOTICE

D -- SAMPLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM RENEWAL

Notice Date

2/17/2021 10:49:42 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

511210 — Software Publishers
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
 

ZIP Code

20899
 

Solicitation Number

NB646060-21-00665
 

Response Due

3/1/2021 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

04/30/2021
 

Point of Contact

Randy E. Schroyer, Phone: 3019756314, Andrea A Parekh, Phone: 3019756984
 

E-Mail Address

randy.schroyer@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov
(randy.schroyer@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov)
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source, with DataWorks Development, Inc., Mountlake Terrace, WA for the purpose of renewing the annual Customer Care Program for the NIST Charleston Biorepository�s perpetual license of Freezerworks Summit Ed. sample management software.� The Customer Care Program includes maintenance releases, software upgrades and unlimited technical support. This is a sole source inasmuch as DataWorks Development, Inc.:� a) is the author, exclusive owner, and sole provider of all Freezerworks laboratory database products; b) is the only organization worldwide with the unique technical competence, expertise, and proprietary technology used in the manufacture and application of Freezerworks; and, c) maintains all intellectual property rights through copyright and trademark privileges.� Maintenance services for Freezerworks products must be obtained directly from the OEM.� Furthermore, the metadata and storage location information has been manually entered over many years into the Freezerworks database for +100,000 biological and environmental samples located at the NIST Charleston Biorepository. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be negotiated and issued on or about 26 Mar 2021 for a 12-mo. period and include (4) 12-mo. option periods to cover renewal of maintenance and support associated with the Freezerworks Customer Care Program.� No solicitation package will be issued.� This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.� Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov.� The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 1 Mar 2021.� Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement.� A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.� Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.� This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition.� No telephone requests will be honored.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/26ab99a0c6df4538bc4b2ad424b4cf26/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Charleston, SC 29412, USA

Zip Code: 29412

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05918560-F 20210219/210217230106 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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