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 is issuing a sole-source purchase order for one-year software maintenance, upgrade, and licensing for Huygens and Localizer software, with proposals due August 28, 2026. The sole vendor is Scientific Volume Imaging b.v. (Marathon 9E, 1213 PE Hilversum, The Netherlands).

The scope includes upgrading all existing Huygens and Localizer licenses to current versions, adding a new Huygens Everywhere license supporting three concurrent users across three workstations, and receiving all software updates during the one-year maintenance term. The software supports biomedical research at UNM's Health Sciences Center, specifically 2D, 3D, and multi-channel image deconvolution, restoration, visualization, analysis, tracking, colocalization, and stitching. The sole-source justification rests on the proprietary nature of Huygens (available exclusively from the developer), compatibility requirements mandating renewal through the original vendor, and the need to maintain existing intellectual property subscriptions.

The contract value is $65,494.00 over the one-year term. The purchase was submitted by Michael Paffett, Research Facility Director of the UNMCCC ALMSR department, on July 10, 2026.