Conference Registration System SaaS Subscription Renewal

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with Certain Inc. of San Francisco, CA for the renewal of their Professional Edition Platform Conference Registration System SaaS Subscription Bundle. NIST is pursuing this acquisition under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) for soliciting from a single source, citing the vendor's exclusive proprietary rights and development of the platform. The procurement falls under the IT and Telecom - Applications category and carries reference number NB107030-25-00926. While this is structured as a sole source notice, NIST will consider responses from other parties demonstrating capability to fulfill the requirement. Interested parties may submit capability statements via email to rene.edwards@nist.gov by 9:00 AM EST on July 17, 2025, with contact points including Rene Edwards (301-975-6197) and Robert Singman (301-975-6388).

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and identifies Certain Inc. as the intended sole source contractor based on their proprietary platform development. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period followed by four consecutive 12-month option periods, creating a potential total contract duration of five years. The anticipated award date is scheduled for August 28, 2025, providing a timeline for contract execution. No specific award values or budget ranges have been disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. The procurement focuses on software-as-a-service subscription renewal rather than new system development or implementation, indicating an existing relationship between NIST and the vendor for conference registration system services.