Cytobank Software License

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

This contract action is for the acquisition of service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to CytoBank Inc. 3945 Freedom Circle Suite 540, Santa Clara, CA 95054, for the acquisition of a CytoBank Software License and Cloud Storage of data at NIEHS.

The purpose of this purchase order is to obtain cloud-based platform for management, storage, and analysis of single cell flow cytometry data that users can securely access, organize, analyze, and share their results. Data needs to be stored on a central, dedicated secure service, accessible by only those with appropriate privileges by use of a web browser. The platform must contain an administrative dashboard for access control and access monitoring and include modules for SPADE, viSNE, Sunburst, and CITRUS analysis. Only CytoBank Inc. has these features and qualifications to meet the needs of NIEHS investigators.

Item No. Description Qty.

0001 CYTO1-1A Academic or Non-Profit Enterprise Platform License 16 EA.
Advanced data analysis tools: viSNE, SPADE,
CITRUS DROP and FlowSOM
Basic data analysis tools
Cloud-based storage and compute
API Access
Secure data backup
Web-based application support
Annual Enterprise Fee, Academic or Non-Profit
API Access

0002 CYTOCloud-A Data Cap: 5TB 1 EA.
Compute level: Standard
Administrative and hosting

0003 CYTOTrain-08 On-site full-day training 1 EA.

Cytobank Inc. is the only company that offers the platform and all the flow cytometric analysis tools, NIEHS requires in one sure package that would be accessible for multiple users here at NIEHS. Cytobank
supplies and services are proprietary.

The anticipated period of performance will be for a twelve (12) month base period staring on 7/15/2019 - 7/14/2020.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 541519 "'Other Computer Related Services Industry" and a size standard of 150 employees.

NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Cytobank Inc. and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must express their interest and must be submitted in writing via email to Tanya Redfearn at shields3@niehs.nih.gov within five (5) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within five (5) days, an award will be made to Cytobank Inc.

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