Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Renewal of Globus Connect Server Subscription
Deadline : 19 Jul 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 122685645
Document Ref. No. : NOI-NIAID-25-2259360
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate an other than full and open competition basis with the University of Chicago for the Globus Connect Server (GCS).
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Operations and Engineering Branch (OEB) of the Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology (OCICB) manages and develops the technology infrastructure that supports Intramural research, Extramural investments, and Administrative management. OEB services 4000+ end users in more than 20 locations throughout the United States. Infrastructure services provided by OEB are maintained and used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Services include data storage and protection, applications hosting, server management, workstation configuration and management, networking, and security.
This purchase is for the renewal of Globus Connect Server (GCS), it is critical to the NIAID HPC system. With it, we amplify our ability to increase the transfer of large file sets of data as well as improve research collaboration to acceptable standards. GCS software is the benchmark standard for numerous research organizations and universities; it allows NIAID to improve its ability to share data and advance collaboration with extramural researchers. This system currently ties into a global network of research agencies, which provides essential collaboration that enables NIAID to stay abreast and aware of other leading edge research results and methodologies.
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that wil...
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Notice ID : NOI-NIAID-25-2259360
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Office: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 14, 2025 02:22 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Jul 19, 2025 09:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
Original Inactive Date: Aug 03, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 7A21 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)
NAICS Code: 513210 - Software Publishers
Place of Performance: Rockville, MD 20852 USA
Documents
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