SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Acquisition of Data Analysis Scientific Software
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2023 6:15:16 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 513210
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- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA Bethesda MD 20892 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 75N95023Q00197
- Response Due
- 4/14/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Maggie Brant, Phone: 3018271771, KJ Shaikh, Phone: 3014436677
- E-Mail Address
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maggie.brant@nih.gov, KJ.Shaikh@nih.gov
(maggie.brant@nih.gov, KJ.Shaikh@nih.gov)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source SOLICITATION NUMBER: 75N95023Q00197� TITLE: �Acquisition of Data Analysis Scientific Software � CLASSIFICATION CODE: 7A20-IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE NAICS CODE: 513210 - Software Publishers RESPONSE DATE: April 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: Maggie Brant Maggie.brant@nih.gov Phone: 301.827.1771 DESCRIPTION: INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with GraphPad Software, LLC, 2365 Northside Drive Suite 560, San Diego CA 92108-2711 for Data Analysis Scientific Software. The anticipated award date is May 1, 2023.� NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 513210 - Software Publishers with a Size Standard of $47 million. � This acquisition is NOT set aside for small businesses, but rather is a sole source acquisition to GraphPad Software, LLC. REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13�Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13�Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6�Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization). The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-02 dated March 16, 2023. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase 300 licenses of GraphPad Prism for everyday use by NCATS scientist in data analysis. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has purchased Prism GraphPad in the past, which allows scientists to take raw data to a graph (or layout) ready for presentations, posters, or publications. Prism offers t tests, nonparametric comparisons, one and two-way ANOVA, analyst of contingency tables, and survival analysis. Prism will allow NCATS� scientists to place data for multiple data sets side-by-side on an organized data table and is now used much more broadly by all kinds of biologists, as well as social and physical scientists. NCATS is in need of this software for its scientists� use in daily data analysis operations. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: The vendor shall provide a scientific data analysis software that can complete the following tasks: ����������� Calculate min, max, quartiles, mean, SD, SEM, CI, CV ����������� Calculate slope and intercept with confidence intervals ����������� Calculate and graph residuals ����������� Identify outliers using Grubbs or ROUT method ����������� Report the covariance matrix or set of dependencies Quantity: 300 annual licenses ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance is one year from date of award. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, GraphPad Software, LLC is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the products required by NCATS. The intended source is: GraphPad Software, LLC 2365 Northside Drive, Ste. 560, San Diego, CA 92108 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. 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. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. 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. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number, 75N95023Q00197. Responses must be submitted electronically to Maggie Brant, Contract Specialist, at maggie.brant@nih.gov.� U.S. Mail and fax responses will not be accepted.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/e811571c0bf64ad28fb9cd9ddaaef5bd/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: San Diego, CA 92108, USA
- Zip Code: 92108
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 92108
- Record
- SN06642034-F 20230408/230406230111 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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