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Jackson State University is proceeding with a sole-source purchase of the Schrodinger Small Molecule Drug Discovery Suite software platform, with objections due by October 13, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement with no competitive bidding anticipated unless a sustained objection triggers withdrawal of the sole-source designation.

The scope is a five-year license to the Schrodinger suite, a comprehensive integrated platform for chemical systems investigation, molecular modeling, and drug discovery research. The suite includes proprietary modules for target preparation, ligand preparation, workflow automation, virtual modeling, quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, machine learning, and biologics modeling. The software will be available to faculty, staff, and students across the university's research programs under a floating license model with bundled shared-use provisions. Jackson State University's procurement department conducted a market review and web search concluding that Schrodinger, LLC (101 SW Main Street, Suite 1300, Portland, Oregon 97204) is the sole manufacturer capable of meeting the university's specific research and curriculum needs and that no other vendor offers equivalent breadth of functionality within a unified, validated framework.

The estimated total cost is $65,318.25, which includes first-year server hosting at no additional charge. The license term is five years and reflects academic and volume-based discounts negotiated with the vendor.

Any person or entity objecting to the sole-source designation must submit written notice to Kimberly R. Harris, Director of Procurement Services, contending that the commodity is not sole source and can be provided by another vendor. If an objection is sustained, Jackson State University will withdraw the sole-source designation and conduct a competitive bid process.