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Customer Care Program for Freezerworks 2026 Summit Edition Sample Management Software
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to renew the annual Customer Care Program for the Freezerworks Summit Edition sample management software used by the Charleston Biorepository in South Carolina, under a sole source procurement authority cited under FAR 12.102(a). This program supports the perpetual license of Freezerworks software, which manages metadata and storage location data for over 100,000 biological and environmental samples. The renewal will provide maintenance releases, software upgrades, and unlimited technical support exclusively from DataWorks Development, Inc., the sole owner and provider of Freezerworks products, with documented exclusivity preventing any third-party resale or service provision. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be issued on or about June 30, 2026, covering a 12-month base period with four optional 12-month renewal periods, ensuring continued uninterrupted service for this critical laboratory information system. The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 513210 with a size standard of $47.0 million, and DataWorks Development, Inc. (UEI: YUN1SKWC4WG1) is confirmed as active and registered in SAM.gov. As this is a notice of intent and not a solicitation, no formal RFQ will be issued, and responses from other potential vendors are invited solely to assess whether competition is feasible, with any decision to proceed non-competitively resting solely within NIST’s discretion. All inquiries must be sent via email to Harry Brubaker at NIST by the response deadline of June 23, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST. Documentation submitted must demonstrate a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement, though no evaluation factors, contract clauses, pricing details, or delivery specifications are included in this notice, as the procurement is exclusively negotiated with the sole source provider.
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Charleston, SC, 29412, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The Materials Measurement Laboratory, The Chemical Sciences Division (CSD) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) supports the Biospecimen Science Group, of the CSD. This includes NISTs Charleston Biorepository located in Charleston, SC.
NIST intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 12.102(a) Soliciting from a Single Source, with DataWorks Development, Inc., Mountlake Terrace, WA for the purpose of renewing the annual Customer Care Program for the NIST Charleston Biorepository’s perpetual license of Freezerworks Summit Ed. sample management software.
The Customer Care Program includes maintenance releases, software upgrades and unlimited technical support. This is a sole source since DataWorks Development, Inc.: a) is the author, exclusive owner, and sole provider of all Freezerworks laboratory database products; b) is the only organization worldwide with the unique technical competence, expertise, and proprietary technology used in the manufacture and application of Freezerworks; and c) maintains all intellectual property rights through copyright and trademark privileges. Maintenance services for Freezerworks products must be obtained directly from the OEM. Furthermore, the metadata and storage location information has been manually entered over many years into the Freezerworks database for +100,000 biological and environmental samples located at the NIST Charleston Biorepository. A firm fixed-price purchase order will be negotiated and issued on or about June 30, 2026 for a 12-mo. period and include (4) 12-mo. option periods to cover renewal of maintenance and support associated with the Freezerworks Customer Care Program.
Based on NIST’s recent market research DATAWORKS DEVELOPMENT, INC (Unique Entity ID: YUN1SKWC4WG1) is registered and active in SAM.GOV.
NIST has documentation from DATAWORKS they do not allow other sources to resell or provide software updates and service.
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 Harry.Brubaker@nist.gov. The Government will consider responses received by 4:00PM, EST, June 23, 2026.
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.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 513210 and the size standard is $47.0M.
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