# Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Chesapeake Systems, Inc.

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2401099624011521

- Solicitation number: 24-010996_24-011521
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: National Institutes of Health
- Contracting office: National Institutes of Health - CC (75N900)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: 7A20 Application development software delivered by perpetual license, consisting of analysis, design, development, code, test and release packages associated with application development projects.
- Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: August 15, 2024
- Last posted: August 15, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d54ad3ffc78d45fbaeda976afcc66db1/view

## Description

The purpose of this acquisition is to replace the current end-of-life Quantum Workflow Director hardware and software and Storage System with a supported up to date version. • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies • NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing • Place of Performance:

**Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS:**

**24-010996 and 24-011521 Description:** This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Chesapeake Systems Inc., located at 801 W 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD 21211, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide Xcellis System and storage to the National Institutes of Health. Below is a description of the item(s):

**Description:**

**QXS Storage System Units:** Each Quantity:

**1 Description:**

**Quantum Xcellis Replacement Units:** Each Quantity: 1 The proposed vendor, Chesapeake Systems, Inc, is the only source available to replace the existing end-of-life hardware and software with a supported up to date version.

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by September 5, 2024 at 4pm EST.

## Publications

- August 15, 2024: Special notice, due September 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice d54ad3ffc78d45fbaeda976afcc66db1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d54ad3ffc78d45fbaeda976afcc66db1/view

## Points of contact

- Kristin Nagashima, kristin.nagashima@nih.gov

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