PyMOL and AxPyMOL Site License Renewal

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT

This contract action is for the acquisition of supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) - Soliciting from a Single Source. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to Schrodinger, LLC, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1300, Portland, OR 97204, for the renewal of PyMOL and AxPyMOL Site Licenses. PyMOL and AxPyMOL are a visualization software package currently used by NIEHS for creating high quality 3D images of molecular structures determined by X-ray data refinements, NMR evaluations, and molecular dynamics simulations. Schrodinger, LLC is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the software and license renewals.

The anticipated period of performance will be for a twelve (12) month base period, plus four (4) additional 12 month option periods.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210 "Software Publishers)" and a size standard of $38,500,000.00.

NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Schrodinger, LLC and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if an interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to Hugo.Alcantara@nih.gov within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within fifteen (15) days, an award will be made to Schrodinger, LLC.