LabFlow Designer License and LabVoice End-User Software application

NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: 75N95024Q00245
2. TITLE:  Voice Command Software app that uniquely provides a mechanism which allows users to create custom workflows.
3. CLASSIFICATION CODE: 7A21 – Information Technology – Computer and Telecommunications User License

NAICS CODE: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services

1. RESPONSE DATE:

April 30, 2024, 1 pm EST

1. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:

Giuliana C. Faller

Giuliana.faller@nih.gov

Phone: 301-480-9789

1. DESCRIPTION:

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) s in need of a 12 month subscription to a software application for testing and integrating voice commands to run inventory management and ELN tools.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541519 – Other Computer Related Services with a Size Standard of $34 million  

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6—Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization).

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04 dated June 2, 2023.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

12 month LabFlow Designer License and 6 LabVoice End-User Software application licenses for integrating voice commands to run inventory management and ELN tools:

The vendor shall be responsible to provide the license that fulfills the following requirements:

Voice command integration will streamline inventory handling tasks such as check-in and check-out processes.

Director software will enable us to create various workflows which will support multiple operations in an inventory management system.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

Voice command integration will streamline inventory handling tasks such as check-in and check-out processes. LabVoice’s Director software will enable us to create various workflows which will support multiple operations in an inventory management system

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) turns research findings into health solutions through translational science.   It brings together a diverse range of scientists, including medicinal chemists, biologists, toxicologists, and engineers, to transform the way that research is done, making it faster, more efficient and more impactful.

NCATS’ mission is broad and requires extensive collaboration and disruptive thinking within the science community. To accomplish this mission, the CB develops and disseminates information to a wide range of stakeholders with diverse interests and needs, including patient groups, academic investigators, potential partners in the private and federal sector (including other NIH institutes and centers), venture capital groups, technology-focused research and development organizations (both for-profit and nonprofit), and other parties interested in speeding each stage of research along the translational science spectrum, from the biological basis of health and disease to interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public.

This requirement focuses on strategic communications services and resources necessary to develop and implement creative, scientifically accurate, fresh and cost-effective outreach approaches to advance NCATS’ mission.

The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, LabVoice Inc., is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the services required by NCATS in the interest of continuity of science.

The intended source is:

LabVoice Inc.

PO BOX 121351

Research Triangle Park

Steve McCoy steve.mccoy@labvoice.ai

CLOSING STATEMENT

THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number 75N95024Q00245. Responses must be submitted electronically to Giuliana Faller, Contract Specialist, at giuliana.faller@nih.gov. U.S. Mail and fax responses will not be accepted.