Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Noice of Intent Maintenance Agreement for Das
Deadline: 14 May 2026
Posting Date: 08 May 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 140852098
Document Ref. No.: NOI-NIAID-26-2272070
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS.
This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501(a) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for competitive proposals.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intend to negotiate on a sole source basis with Oneida Communications Inc., 5400 Dower House RD Upper Marlboro, Maryland on an other than full and open competition basis to obtain NIH-IRF DAS Monitoring and Maintenance Agreement.
Justification:
The IRF-Frederick has the capability to conduct BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 research. It is one of the few facilities in the world able to perform medical imaging to evaluate animals in BSL-4 containment. In addition to animal models of disease, the IRF-Frederick uses innovative approaches—including high-throughput drug screening, targeted genomic sequencing, custom immunological and serological analyses, and organ-chip model development—to examine pathogenesis of viral pathogens.
The Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at the Integrated Research Facility (IRF) at Fort Detrick in Frederick Maryland enhances emergency communications for staff and NIH Police by supporting both commercial cellular networks and public safety communications. The system was upgraded in 2024 to minimize coverage gaps and modernize equipment.
NIAID needs to have this maintenance service contract to insure the system operates continuously including 24 hours a day seven days a week when research experiments are running.
Maintenance service for DAS will provide technical services that will regularly access evaluation reports and...
Notice ID: noi-niaid-26-2272070
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Sub-tier: national institutes of health
Office: national institutes of health niaid
Product Service Code: 7a21 - it and telecom - business application software (perpetual license software)
NAICS Code: 541519 - Other Computer Related Services
Inactive Dates: may 15, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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