Miscellaneous / FlowJo Yearly Site License Renewals

This is a notice of intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition with FlowJo LLC, 385 Williamson Way, Ashland, Oregon 97520 for the renewal of FlowJo's Yearly Site Licenses. The software is used by investigators to analyze flow cytometry data and then convert into graphic presentation appropriate for publications and presentations. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirement of FlowJo Yearly Site Licenses shall submit their capability in writing by email (subject line to reference NIAID-NOI-16-1780719) to Tonia Alexander at talexander@niaid.nih.gov, by 5:00 pm eastern standard time Monday, March 21, 2016. The response should include the certification from FlowJo LLC that you are authorized to sell their software. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.