Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Chesapeake Systems, Inc.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25-002833
- Agency
-
NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- 20892
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a fixed price purchase order to Chesapeake Systems International for support and maintenance of Quantum RAID storage units. The notice, posted on April 14, 2025, with a response deadline of April 21, 2025, pertains to essential storage and maintenance services for the NIH's research infrastructure. The procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which allows for single-source procurement under specific circumstances. The notice specifically covers maintenance for Quantum SAN Storage Systems, located at the NIH facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Only approved resellers of Quantum products are eligible to provide the required maintenance and support.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the NIH's intention to award a sole source contract to Chesapeake Systems International, the only identified reseller capable of providing the required maintenance services. Interested parties are invited to submit comments or identify their capabilities in response to the notice, with all submissions directed to Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist, via email by April 21, 2025, at 11am EST. The procurement is exempt from standard competition requirements due to the unique nature of the specialized equipment and maintenance needs. Contractors seeking to respond must demonstrate their status as an approved Quantum products reseller and have the specific technical capabilities to support the NIH Clinical Center's storage infrastructure. The total procurement will be a fixed-price purchase order for a single lot of maintenance services, with the contract value not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).
Notice text
The National Institute of Health’s Clinical Center (NIH-CC) requires support and maintenance for Quantum RAID storage units, Tape JukeBox, StorNext SAN&LAN Client licenses, and NAS head utilized by RADIS file server and ResearchPACS/VendorNeutralArchive.
• Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
• NAICS Code: 423430 – Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 25-002833
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 Chesapeake Systems International, located at 801 W 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21211, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide support and maintenance for Quantum RAID storage units.
Below is a description of the item(s):
Description: Support and maintenance for Quantum SAN Storage System
Catalog #: N/A
Units: Lot
Qty: 1
Only an approved reseller of Quantum products can provide the required maintenance and support for the Quantum products at NIH. The proposed vendor, Chesapeake Systems International, is the only reseller available to provide the 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 April 21, 2025 at 11am EST.
Similar open opportunities
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity