Renew 42 Red Hat Linux license

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institute of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), intends to solicit a quote and enter into firm-fixed price to renew the 42 Red Hat Linux license, with Emergent. Red Hat maintenance licenses entitles the customer to upgrades, bug fixes, and new releases of the software. It also includes access to Red Hat’s technical support team as per Red Hat’s Standard Support Terms. Red Hat liceses include cloud management services, providing more comprehensive visibility into two key use cases: operational efficiency and security and compliance risk management. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the acquisition of commercial items prescribed in FAR Part 12, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for the competition requirements of Part 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date, July 27, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Noelle DeCenzo, Contract Specialist, [email protected] by the due date and time marked in this notice.