STRmix Annual Upgrade and Maintenance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PR12392940
- Agency
-
Mission and Installation Contracting Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Forest Park, Georgia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Gordon, Georgia has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for STRmix Annual Upgrade and Maintenance services with NICHE VISION FORENSICS, LLC. The Department of the Army Materiel Command published this special notice on March 4, 2026, under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers). The government intends to award this contract on a non-competitive basis, citing that only one responsible source exists capable of providing the required services. This notice explicitly states that no competitive solicitation will be issued, and interested parties must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government. The contract will be procured under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR Part 12.
The objective of this sole-source award is to maintain and support 84 stand-alone STRmix software licenses for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, including provision of new point and major version releases along with expert scientific support for DNA analysis operations. The critical deadline for interested parties to submit affirmative written responses is 12:00 PM on March 9, 2026; if no responses are received by this date, the award will proceed without further notice, and oral communications are not acceptable. Contractors must demonstrate they possess specialized knowledge and capability to support the proprietary STRmix DNA analysis platform that utilizes continuous interpretation models and Markov-Chain Monte Carlo sampling. Eligible contractors must comply with extensive security requirements, including maintaining Secret-level security clearance for all personnel, completing mandatory DoD training, and adhering to HQDA Microsoft Army Gold Master baseline compliance standards. The base contract period runs from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with the government intending to exercise four consecutive option years, representing a significant multi-year commitment for the selected vendor.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with NICHE VISION, FORENSICS, LLC. for the following items: STR Mix Annual Maintenance. The NAICS code is 513210.
The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c)(l), Only one responsible Source. The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR part 12. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and a solicitation will not be issued. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by 12:00 PM on March 09, 2026, the award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government. Please see draft PWS for additional details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS-STRMix Software License and Maintenance_FY26.docx | DOCX document |
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