Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Kitware Software Integration and Maintenance Support

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Centers for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) plans to procure, on a sole source basis, Kitware Software Integration and Maintenance Support from:

Emory University

1615 Clifton RD NE

Atlanta GA, 30329

The response close date of the notice for this requirement is in accordance with FAR 5.203(b). This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 – Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR Part 13.106-1 (b)(1) and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541519 and the business size standard is $34.0 million. 

CBIIT requires continued access to the Emory University Imaging Software and Services as the current equipment is a custom developed software capability for the NCI on prem and cloud environments. The current Kitware implementation is an optimization, update, and extension that must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system and extend to other file types used for whole slide images used by NCI systems. The Emory University Imaging Software and Services maintains continuous operations including integration of new software to update to the NCI environment for new images and workflows. If not maintained, the ability of the NCI to support known researchers with whole slide imaging data will be vastly limited and will experience significantly delayed integration into the imaging analysis platforms.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party, especially a small business, believes it can meet the Government’s needs, it may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quote for the Government to consider. The response and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient details to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, Alexis Minaudo, at alexis.minaudo@nih.gov no later than 10:00 A.M. EST on Thursday, August 01, 2024 (08/01/2024). A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government reserves the right to use the information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. To receive an award, Contractors must be registered and have valid certification through SAM.GOV. Please reference the notice number 75N91024NOI7010233 on all correspondence.