Parexel Liquent Insight Software and Support

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 basis with Parexel International Inc. to procure additional Parexel Liquent Insight Software Licenses and Maintenance.

Software Liquent InSight Publisher Product Code SW10143 QTY 45 Perpetual
Software Liquent InSight for viewing Product Code SW10075 QTY 45 Perpetual
Software Maintenance Insight Publisher Product Code MT90006 12 Month
Software Maintenance Insight Viewing Product Code MT90005 12 Month

NIAID, Business Process and Information Management Branch, has a requirement for 45 additional licenses in support of ongoing use of the Liquent Software. Parexel International Inc is the manufacturer and sole distributor of Liquent software and support.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUAOTES. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-RML-D-1938850) to Bevin Feutrier at bevin.feutrier@nih.gov, by 5:00 pm eastern standard time December 26, 2018. 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.

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