Chemdraw Professional Software Annual Site Licenses

This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) to negotiate on a sole source bases IAW FAR 13.106 with PerkinElmer Informatics, Inc. Only PerkinElmer's, of 940 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451. Only PerkinElmer can provide ChemDraw Professional software annual site licenses. The authority cited for this procurement is under 13.106-1(b)(1), for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

ChemDraw Professional software annual site licenses for one base year and four option periods. This is an unlimited user site subscription with pricing based one and estimated for twenty (20) users. The requirement has the mission of providing forensic toxicology testing and screening in support of the DOD. In addition, this requirement is responsible for the oversight of the DoD Drug Demand Reduction Program testing. A large part of these missions is to develop testing methodologies to detect the presence of new and emerging illegal drugs and compounds. In order to develop these detection methods the licenses must be able to model the chemical compounds it is trying to detect. Theses screens have a direct impact on the readiness, safety and general welfare of the military workforce. This requires the use of ChemDraw to develop court room documents for trial testimony.

This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511210 with a small business Size Standard of $38.5 dollars.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Based on the information above the only technically acceptable solution is provided by PerkinElmer Informatics, Inc.

All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Brian Miller at brian.d.miller1.civ@mail.mil, reference number W81XWH19R0109 in the subject line.

Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above email address listed above no later than 3:00 PM ET, 22 August 2019.

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