7A--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for a Globus High Assurance Subscription renewal on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute. The government intends to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed-price acquisition with the University of Chicago - Globus for commercial data storage services. The acquisition consists of a one-year subscription to Globus GridFTP software and a one-year subscription to Globus for Amazon S3 at the High Assurance Level. The contracting officer is Samantha Davis and the contract specialist is Marifel Alfaro, both located in Herndon, Virginia. This procurement falls under the Software Publishers NAICS category and IT business application software PSC category.

The primary objective is to provide unlimited use of Globus GridFTP, which serves as the industry standard software for transferring large data sets between the NIH Biowulf super-computing facility and NCI storage, as well as facilitating transfers with external collaborators and research institutes. While the government maintains that only the University of Chicago can provide all required elements as the creator and sole source of GridFTP, interested parties may submit capabilities statements by 10:00 A.M. ET on Friday, August 22, 2025. Submissions must be electronic, cannot exceed four pages, must use a minimum 11-point font, and should be sent to both the contracting officer and contract specialist. The subscription includes comprehensive technical support during business hours, all software updates at no additional cost, defective software replacement, and access to product documentation. Performance will occur at contractor facilities, and the service includes both the GridFTP software and high assurance level Amazon S3 integration capabilities.