The US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to solicit and award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), under the sole source authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) for additional Noldus Observer XT licenses. The solicitation is W81XWH-13-T-0296. NAICS 511210/$25.00. The cost of these four additional licenses is $14,025.00. Noldus Information Technology is the manufacturer and sole supplier of the Pocket Observer and PC-based The Observer XT software. A comparison to similar commercially available data collection systems was conducted. Noldus Information Technology is the only company that sells software compatible with the data collection systems currently utilized in our laboratory. A CHESS waiver has been initiated. This is not a request for competitive proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which will be considered by the Agency. No cost will be incurred by the Government for submittals in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered exclusively for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please direct questions, via email, to Jacklyn McGurk;
[email protected] before the closing date of 2 AUG 2013 at 1630hrs EST. No telephone calls will be accepted.