ACD Labs Software License Renewals and Maintenance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a Single Source, with Advanced Chemistry Development Inc, Toronto, Ontario for annual renewal of a 15 concurrent user floating license and maintenance for ACD/Chem Workbook Enterprise, renewal of 1 server license and maintenance for ACD/Spectrus General Knowledge Base System, renewal of 3 stand-alone seat licenses and maintenance for ACD/Name, and new licenses and maintenance for ACD/Labs Scripting Software Development Kit (SDK) and ACD/DeSalt Addon. This is a sole source inasmuch as ACD Labs is the exclusive developer, seller and marketer of the software and support in No. America. License keys and access to the content is not available on-line through any other interface or vendor. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be negotiated and issued on or about 31 May 2023 for a 12-mo. period and include (4) 12-mo. option periods to cover renewal of licenses and maintenance for all existing and new software described herein. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 5:00PM, EST, 27 Mar 2023. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored.