Oracle Licenses, Software and Maintenance

The Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA), specifically the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), is seeking a solicitation for Software AG Maintenance Support Renewal. The Request for Quote (RFQ) targets licensing and support for ADABAS, a transactional database storing two terabytes of toxicology research data, and NATURAL, a programming language for custom software applications. The contract will be awarded to a GSA Federal Supply Schedules Contractor using Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-2, with a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria. Vendors must submit electronic quotes to robert.waite@fda.hhs.gov by May 28, 2024, at 3:30 pm Washington DC Local Time. The government emphasizes that additional federal discounts are highly encouraged and intends to award the contract without further discussions.

The solicitation is not set aside for any specific business category and will be a single firm-fixed-price award with a one-year performance period from 06/01/2025 through 05/31/2026. The specific licensing requirements include 40 concurrent user licenses for ADABAS C Win 2000, 1 named user license for NATURAL Win 2000, 5 named user ADABAS licenses, and 6 named user NATURAL licenses, along with additional runtime licenses. The place of performance is located in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Vendors must provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and proposed commercial warranty terms. The contract requires 24x7 support via email and telephone, software updates and patches via internet download, and electronic licensing activation. While no specific incumbent or exact award value is mentioned, the solicitation suggests a focused, technical procurement for specialized software maintenance and support.