NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE-NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS-Software Licenses

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. The National Center For Advancing Transltional Sciences (NCATS), Rockville, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis and issue an order with UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO/Globus under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This purchase is for the acquisition of Globus, which will allow NCATS scientific developers and users the best innovative storage system available. The software and services enable virtual organizations boundaries needed to support the NCATS ongoing mission. The vendor shall provide a scientific data analysis software that can complete the following tasks: • Globus Standard Subscription 1 yr. • Globus Genomics Standard Subscription 1 yr. • Globus for Google Drive 1yr. • Globus for Amazon S3 1 yr. • Branded Website 1 yr. • Alternative Identity Provider 1 yr. Vendor shall deliver software license within two (2) weeks upon award. Award is subject to approval of the Sole Source Justification. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, an interested party may submit a statement of capabilities if they believe they can meet the above requirement. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and contain sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can provide the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. All responses must be received within 8 days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 8 days of this notice, an award will be made to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO/Globus. The NAICS Code is 541715. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. There is no solicitation package available. No faxed documents will be accepted. For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Robert McFarland via email [email protected], or Brian Lind [email protected].