SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Analytical Studio - Professional Subscription
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2023 5:24:26 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
- 75N95023Q00538
- Response Due
- 7/31/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 08/15/2023
- 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: �75N95023Q00538 TITLE: �Analytical Studio - Professional Subscription CLASSIFICATION CODE:�7A20 � IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE NAICS CODE: 513210 - Software Publishers RESPONSE DATE: July 31, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET 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 Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Virscidian, Inc. to provide a renewal of an Analytical Studio - Professional Subscription.� This software is licensed exclusively by the publisher and developer, Virscidian, Inc., and is provided directly to the licensees. The software is not sold through resellers. 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. � 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) 2023-04 dated June 2, 2023. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation�s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people�s health and save lives.� The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development, testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions. NCATS requires a 1 Year Subscription to Virscidian Analytical Studio Express � Instrument Agent and 1 Option Year Subscription to Virscidian Analytical Studio Express � Instrument Agent. ESTIMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Base year- 9/01/2023 through 8/31/2024 Option year- 09/01/2024 through 8/31/2025 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, Virscidian, Inc. is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the products required by the NCATS. Virscidian, Inc. is the only company that currently offers this software. This is a renewal of an annual license subscription of proprietary software. The intended source is: Virscidian Inc. 1001 Winstead Dr, Ste 255 Cary, NC 27513 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, 75N95023Q00538. 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/b32f81039e194a9c97904b006f249955/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Rockville, MD 20850, USA
- Zip Code: 20850
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
- SN06758582-F 20230723/230721230043 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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