SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Software License Upgrades: Analyst 1.7 & Multiquant OEM
- Notice Date
- 1/28/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2018-Q-67860
- Archive Date
- 2/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- Tonya S. Justice, Phone: 770-488-3282
- E-Mail Address
-
TJustice@cdc.gov
(TJustice@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) hereby announces its intent to award a sole source contract to AB Sciex LLC, 1201 Radio Road, Redwood City, CA 94065-1217 for the procurement of software license upgrade services. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The period of performance for this procurement is 12 months from the date of award. The purpose of this procurement is for AB Sciex LLC to provide Analyst 1.7 Acquisition Upgrade software license, Analyst 1.7 Processing Upgrade software license, and software license upgrade services for the Multiquant 3.0.2. AB Sciex LLC develops these instruments and this software is required to operated the instruments. The software is proprietary to AB Sciex LLC. NCEH's Division of Laboratory Sciences analyzes chemicals for emergency responses, bio monitoring and uses research and development to establish data using the vendor's laboratory instruments. The division has nearly 100 instruments that are active in the laboratories. The software license upgrades are required to maintain full functionality of the instrumentation, continuity and support. Due to the complexity of the analyses that the laboratory performs, these software upgrades are essential to the laboratory's mission. AB Sciex LLC is the only company that can provide continuity of service because the software is proprietary to AB Sciex LLC. No other vendor can fulfill this requirement As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps.com. We will only issue a solicitation to AB Sciex LLC. However, all responsible sources who believe they can meet these requirements, may submit their capabilities and/or qualifications to Tonya S. Justice, Contracting Officer, via email to TJustice@cdc.gov, no later than 12:00pm eastern standard time on February 12, 2018. Reference solicitation number RFQ #2018-Q-67860 in the subject line of the email. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and is solely in the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/CDCP/PGOA/2018-Q-67860/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: AB Sciex LLC, 1201 Radio Road, Redwood City, CA 94065-1217, United States
- Zip Code: 94065-1217
- Zip Code: 94065-1217
- Record
- SN04802127-W 20180130/180128230039-bf3c433dd383080b56ab00a907223017 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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