Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Sterility Testing Service LIMS Project
ID: NOI-CC-26-001899Type: Special Notice
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Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - CCBETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

PSC

EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER (U099)

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/077e89c43b554cd193e05a3ff8e8ea57/view
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    The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for additional professional services related to the Sterility Testing Service (STS) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) project. The procurement aims to secure extra professional service days to support the configuration and rollout of the Portal, addressing compliance gaps and enhancing process efficiencies identified in the original Statement of Work (SOW). LabVantage, the original vendor for the STS LIMS procurement, is the sole source for these additional services due to their established involvement in the project. Interested parties may submit comments regarding this notice via email to Chris Ryssa Nix at ryssa.nix@nih.gov by January 14, 2026, at 12 PM EST.

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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for additional professional services days to supplement the existing cGMP compliant Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) project for Sterility Testing Service (STS). This procurement is not a request for quotation, and a solicitation document will not be issued. The additional services are required to support the configuration and rollout of the Portal and to supplement the time included in the original Statement of Work (SOW), addressing identified compliance gaps and process improvements. LabVantage, the original vendor for the STS LIMS procurement, is the sole source for these additional services due to their established role in the project. This acquisition is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), which permits soliciting from a single source when only one is reasonably available for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. Comments regarding this notice can be submitted via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by January 14, 2026, at 12 PM EST.
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