Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Careware License Maintenance Contract
Deadline: 14 May 2026
Posting Date: 08 May 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 140852627
Document Ref. No.: NOI-OD-26-004905
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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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.
This procurement is for a one-year (07/01/2026 - 06/30/2027) contract to provide continued licensing, maintenance, and support for the Careware Nurse Self-Scheduling and Productivity System currently deployed within the NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department. This system improves efficiency in generating monthly staff schedules and provides critical data to support budgetary planning and staffing decisions. This is a sole source requirement to ensure uninterrupted system availability and operational continuity.
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.
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 Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by close date.
Notice Type: Notice of Intent
NAICS Code: 541512
PSC Code: D301
Posted Date: 05/07/2026
Close Date: 05/14/2026 12pm EST
End User IC: Clinical Center
POC Name: Ryssa Nix
Email Address: Ryssa.nix@nih.gov
Notice ID: noi-od-26-004905
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Sub-tier: national institutes of health
Office: national institutes of health olao
Product Service Code: da01 - it and telecom - business application/application development support services (labor)
NAICS Code: 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services
Inactive Dates: may 14, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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