Renewal of SciNote Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) Software Licenses
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FDA-75F40126Q00115
- Agency
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FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services
Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- PSC
- 7H20 It And Telecom - Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Place of performance
- Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisition and Grant Services seeks renewal of SciNote Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) software licenses and support services for FDA/CDER labs, with quotes due May 26, 2026 and questions due May 18, 2026. The procurement uses lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation and is issued as a firm-fixed-price purchase order under FAR Part 13, Full and Open Competition.
Place of performance is St. Louis, Missouri and Silver Spring, Maryland. The requirement covers 270 SciNote software licenses for a base year (September 29, 2026 through September 28, 2027) with two optional one-year extensions. The contractor must provide on-premises installation on government-owned servers, configuration and project management support, technical support, training for up to 270 users, and professional services for post-implementation customization (400 hours). Optional items include additional support services and the ability to increase licenses by up to 150 units.
The ELN system must be installed on premises, support multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge), include audit trails, meet ISO 17025 standards, and integrate with ItemAware inventory software, ChemDoodle chemical structure software, and Microsoft Office Online. The contractor must be the Original Equipment Manufacturer or an authorized reseller/servicing agent. Brand name equivalent products are acceptable if they meet all technical requirements; "or Equal" quotes will be evaluated per FAR 52.211-6. Quotations must include pricing for each line item, vendor UEI, and proposed warranty terms. Microsoft Office documents containing macros will be rejected without opportunity to correct. NAICS code is 513210, Software Publishers; PSC code is 7H20.
Notice text
This request is to renew SciNote Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) software (licenses and support) for the FDA/CDER labs. Brand name equivalent products shall meet all technical requirements, and the contractor must provide configuration, professional
services, training, and implementation services to transition existing ELN into equivalent ELN. SciNote ELN software is within lifecycle of approved software and satisfies all security and technology requirements from FDA. SciNote ELN software is installed on
premises and actively used by FDA labs. Contractor must provide renewal for licenses, support for current on-premises installations, support for current integration with inventory system (ItemAware), ChemDoodle software, and Microsoft Office Online. Contractor must provide training and professional services.
The Contractor shall provide FDA/CDER labs with consultation and integration assistance including documentation and training deliverables. The required documentation from the contractor will include all executed validation protocols, reports and User Guide/manual for reference.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter as a fixedprice contract on the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding the noncost factor (technical conformance to the requirements of the solicitation). The Quoter's initial quotation shall contain the Quoter's best terms from a price standpoint. Failure to demonstrate meeting any of the requirements will result in a rating of technically unacceptable and will not beconsidered for award.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:
- Total price.
- Technical features meeting/exceedingrequirements specified in Section 4, 5 and 6.
In addition, "or Equal" quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR provision52.211-6: Brand Name or Equal, paragraph (c). Each "or Equal" solution proposed shall demonstrate:
- A technical volume withdetailed point-by-point description of how the equal to product meets all the salient characteristics of this solicitation, specialized inSections 4, 5, and 6.
- Completed Section 508 Product Accessibility Templates (PAT) in full text.
For further details, please review the attached RFQ FDA-75F40126Q00115_ document.
Files
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| RFQ FDA-75F40126Q00115_.pdf |
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