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INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to GraphPad Software, LLC, 2365 Northside Drive, Ste. 560, San Diego, CA 92108 USA to acquire GraphPad Prism Subscription Renewal, 800 activations. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 511210 with a Size Standard $38.5M. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2020-04 effective 15 Jan 2020. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6—Competition Requirements. Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20892 United States DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT GraphPad Prism Subscription NIDDK initially purchased a 100-count activation group license in March 2015 due to the use of GraphPad Prism by DIR staff. The lab has continued to increase usage of this software over the years. GraphPad Prism is widely used at the NIH, as well as many research universities and institutions, medical centers, and pharmaceutical companies due to its ease of use and lack of need to do any coding. GraphPad does not resell and is the sole source for software licensing for GraphPad Prism. The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) at NIDDK uses GraphPad Prism to analyze, graph, and present scientific data. The software provides a combination of biostatistics, curve fitting (nonlinear regression), and scientific graphing. GraphPad is widely used at the NIH, as well as many research universities and institutions, medical centers, and pharmaceutical companies. The contractor shall provide the following: GraphPad Prism Subscription Renewal, 800 activations, Period of Performance April 08, 2020 to April 07, 2021 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 as prescribed in FAR Part 10—Market Research. Only one source is available: Per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) the Contracting Officer has determined GraphPad to be the only reasonable available source to provide the GraphPad Prism Subscription Renewal. GraphPad Software is the sole provider of annual subscription and group licensing for GraphPad Prism. They do not offer license renewals or extensions via reseller. This software is commonly used by NIH, as well as many research universities and institutions, medical centers, and pharmaceutical companies. The software provides a combination of biostatistics, curve fitting (nonlinear regression), and scientific graphing at a lower cost than many other products which have many more additional features at much higher costs. The subscription model for the software allows NIDDK to have the most up-to-date software available, which will give NIDDK staff access to any new features as well as patching any cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 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. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, 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 Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), 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.” 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. 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. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on April 6, 2020. Assessment of Capability The contractor will be evaluated on their capability to provide the product to the specifications as stated on the solicitation. 1. NIDDK shall be granted an 800 count GraphPad Prism license subscription. 2. NIDDK shall be given access to assign licenses to NIDDK Computer Technology Branch (CTB) staff via GraphPad’s Prism Group Subscription Account management interface. Confirmation of access to the licensing will be confirmed via GraphPad’s online portal: (https://www.graphpad.com/myaccount/subscription/?subscriptionID=409355) upon receipt of notification from GraphPad that the licenses are available.