Cancer Research Data Commons Data Discovery Portal

This contract is a sole-source solicitation issued by the Department of the Interior’s Interior Business Center for the Cancer Research Data Commons Data Discovery Portal, awarded exclusively to Jataware Corp. under authority of Simplified Acquisition Procedures 41 U.S.C. 1901. The solicitation, numbered 140D0426Q0384, was posted on May 19, 2026, with responses due by June 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. The work is classified under NAICS code 541511 and is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses, with Jataware Corp. confirmed as the only eligible offeror holding UEI XM8DC8MEXQ41 and qualifying as a WOSB. The contract is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price agreement with a base performance period of two years beginning July 21, 2026, and two optional one-year extensions, potentially extending the term through July 20, 2030. Performance is primarily required at NCI CBIIT offices in Rockville, MD, though telework is permitted where practical. All deliverables must comply with Section 508 accessibility standards, including submission of a completed VPAT and adherence to WCAG 2.0 Levels A, AA, and AAA, with technical and accessibility compliance being a mandatory pass/fail criterion for award. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Victoria Seelhoefer and organized into four distinct volumes: Technical, Price, Technical Assumptions, and Price Assumptions, with the Technical Volume strictly limited to ten pages excluding resumes, VPAT, and project management plans. Pricing is to be provided using a standardized template with no pre-established contract value; the government will evaluate price reasonableness based on labor mix, discounts, and option pricing, but award is not based on lowest price. Key personnel, including a designated Project Manager, are subject to strict substitution rules requiring prior written approval from the Contracting Officer within the first 90 days and at any time thereafter with justification and proof of equivalent or superior qualifications. Salary rates are capped at Federal Executive Schedule Level II for all individuals, and all contractor personnel must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement due to the sensitive nature of the data involved. Invoicing must be submitted exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), not WAWF, and payments