This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), intends to negotiate on an other than full and open basis with DNASTAR to procure Lasergene Core Suite Site License for Windows and Macintosh for the BIOINFORMATICS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOSCIENCE BRANCH (BCBB) of NIAID.

This is for renewal of Lasergene Service Plan Core Suite Site License for Windows and Macintosh. Service plan renewal includes one year of software updates, upgrades and technical support. This Service Plan will install, authorize and support the following applications for the Lasergene Core Suite for Windows and Macintosh: SeqBuilder, SeqMan Pro, MegAlign, GeneQuest, Protean 3D, Protean, PrimerSelect, EditSeq, GenVision and SeqNinja.

Period of Performance 08/01/2018-07/31/2019.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-RML-D-19147952) to Bevin Feutrier at [email protected], by 12:00 pm eastern standard time Thursday, July 26, 2017. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

 

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