Notice of Intent to Sole Source Aquifer
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- USU_NoticeOfIntent_Aquifer
- Agency
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 813920 Professional Organizations
- Place of performance
- Maryland 20814, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), a Defense Department health sciences institution based in Bethesda, Maryland, has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source on February 24, 2026. USU intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Aquifer, Inc. for one Aquifer Annual Subscription and one WISE Annual Subscription. This sole-source procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The notice represents USU's intention to contract with a single source rather than pursue competitive bidding. Interested parties have until March 11, 2026, to respond to this notice. The procurement falls under the Professional Organizations NAICS category and the Education/Training—Scientific/Management PSC category.
USU justifies the sole-source approach by asserting that Aquifer, Inc. is the only known supplier capable of providing both custom case study creation and case study library search functionality required by multiple School of Medicine departments, including Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Neurology, and Geriatrics. The subscriptions are deemed essential for maintaining consistency across the university's required curricula and student education platforms. While USU intends to award to Aquifer, Inc., the notice invites all responsible sources to submit bids, proposals, or quotations providing clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and that the offeror can meet stated government needs. Interested contractors must submit responses via email by the closing date. The Government disclaims responsibility for any costs incurred by potential offerors in responding to this notice.
Notice text
USU intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Aquifer Inc. for one (1) Aquifer Annual Subscription and one (1) WISE Annual Subscription.
See attached Notice of Intent to Sole Source document for full detail.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Aquifer Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf |
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