CHICAGO® Suite Software Maintenance and Updates

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), under the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research, issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order on January 30, 2026. The notice announces NRL's intention to award a sole source purchase order to Voss Scientific, Inc. for CHICAGO Suite Software Maintenance and Updates. This procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b), with an estimated value not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. The notice is not a request for competitive proposals, nor is it a formal solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available through this notice, and interested parties should not submit email requests.

The primary objective of this notice is to inform the contracting community of NRL's intention to proceed with a sole source award while providing an opportunity for interested parties to submit evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested parties have until February 6, 2026, at 0800 hours to respond, and all correspondence must reference Notice of Intent number N00173-25-Q-1301319846. Responses must present clear and convincing evidence demonstrating competitive advantage to the Government; however, any information submitted will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement, with final discretion remaining with the Government. There are no specific eligibility restrictions mentioned, and no reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with submitting capability information. This notice effectively invites challenge to the sole source determination, offering a formal avenue for alternative vendors to demonstrate their capability before the Government makes its final procurement decision.