This sole source is for a 1-year maintenance and upgrade (M&U) software licenses to upgrade all of our existing huygens and localizer licenses to the most recent versions and receive any new update for the following year and for a huygens everywhere LIC

The University of New Mexico Purchasing Department is seeking approval of a sole-source procurement for one-year Maintenance and Upgrade software licenses from Scientific Volume Imaging b.v., with a proposal due August 28, 2026 and a total contract value of $65,494.00.

UNM justifies the sole-source determination on the basis that upgrades to existing Huygens and Localizer licenses are available only from the developer, Scientific Volume Imaging; the licenses must maintain compatibility with six- to seven-year-old existing installations; and the purchase constitutes renewal of maintenance and subscription services for existing intellectual property rather than a new procurement. No alternative vendors were contacted.

The scope includes upgrade of all existing Huygens and Localizer licenses to current versions, provision of any new updates released during the one-year contract period, and a new Huygens Everywhere license supporting three concurrent users simultaneously across three different workstations. The Huygens software suite provides image analysis capabilities including deconvolution, image restoration, visualization, and analysis functions for 2D, 3D, multi-channel, and time-series imaging data. The software supports multiple microscopy modalities, incorporates Golden Standard deconvolution algorithms, uses ray-tracing visualization technology, includes comprehensive image quality control features, and provides specialized tools for single-molecule localization microscopy analysis. The licenses support the UNM Health Sciences Center Advanced Light Microscopy Shared Resource facility.

Scientific Volume Imaging is located at Marathon 9E, 1213 PE Hilversum, The Netherlands.