Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Agilent Technologies
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-000211
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a software maintenance agreement with Agilent Technologies, Inc. for their OpenLab/ECM data system. This Special Notice was posted on December 2, 2025, with a deadline of December 12, 2025. The acquisition is being conducted by the NIH's CC/PET department in Bethesda, Maryland and represents a firm fixed price sole source award. According to the notice, Agilent has been identified as the only capable vendor to provide the required proprietary software maintenance services. This procurement is classified under Product Service Code 6515 (Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies) and NAICS Code 513210 (Software Publishers).
The objective of this acquisition is to procure a one-year Software Maintenance Agreement renewal for the existing Agilent OpenLab system, which includes two catalog items covering ECM and CDS/Server/ECM XT client server deployments. The maintenance entitlements encompass software license upgrades, dedicated telephone support with escalation management, and administrative support services. This is a notice of intent rather than a formal request for quotation, and no competitive solicitation will be issued. The acquisition is being pursued under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which permits sole source awards when market research demonstrates only one capable source exists. As Agilent Technologies is the sole proprietor of the OpenLab software system and its maintenance capabilities, they are the only eligible contractor for this award. The firm fixed price purchase order will be awarded directly to Agilent Technologies, Inc., located in Wilmington, Delaware.
Notice text
The purpose of this acquisition is to provide Software Maintenance Agreement to the existing Agilent OpenLab/ECM data system that has already been installed by Agilent in the CC/PET department. Agilent is the sole vendor capable of providing the required software maintenance of this proprietary software.
• Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
• NAICS Code: 513210 – Software Publishers
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 26-000211
Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Agilent Technologies, Inc., located at 2850 Centerville Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide OpenLab software maintenance to the National Institutes of Health.
Below is a description of the item(s):
Description: Software Maintenance Agreement for
OpenLab ECM - 1 Year Renewal.
Entitlements include software license
upgrades, dedicated telephone support
with escalation management, and
administrative support
Catalog #: R3895A
Units: Each
Quantity: 1
Description: Software Maintenance Agreement for
OpenLab CDS, Server, and ECM XT in a
client server deployment - 1 Year
Renewal. Entitlements include software
license upgrades, dedicated telephone
support with escalation management, and
administrative support
Catalog #: R4522A
Units: Each
Quantity: 1
After an extensive query and survey of the market was completed, only one (1) capable source was
discovered who can suffice the complex deliverables of this requirement.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by December 12, 2025 at 12pm EST.
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