CIRE System

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Woodspread Information Technologies, 1602 Big Timber Court, Forest Hill, MD 21050-2644, for the maintenance and updates to maintain the CIRE system. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c) (1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services The period of performance for this procurement is a base year and 4 option periods of 12 months each. As the original equipment manufacturer of this instrument, Woodspread Information Technologies, Inc. is the only contractor that can provide maintenance support of CIRE system. The purpose of the project is to provide DRH with the required maintenance and updates to maintain and modify the CIRE system as needed. This will enable DRH to continue to carry out its responsibility of providing WHO with the best evidence for its evidence-based family planning guidelines. Woodspread Information Technologies has not licensed or authorized any other parties to perform updates or maintenance on the CIRE system. Accordingly, because Woodspread Information Technologies, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer, no other vendor can provide the required instrument maintenance. As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. We will issue only one solicitation to Woodspread Information Technologies, Inc. However, responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notice by providing a capability statement to the Contracting Specialist by May 16, 2016. The Contracting Specialist will not respond to verbal request. All requests must be in writing. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Specialist. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries shall be sent to Summer Green by email at efi6@cdc.gov and reference solicitation #2016-N-17838 on the subject line.