Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source
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The Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Tobyhanna Division, plans to award a sole-source purchase order to National Instruments Corporation for the renewal of software maintenance and support. The contract covers several National Instruments software licenses used at Tobyhanna Army Depot, specifically the EA Test Bundle (14 licenses), EA Platform Bundle (3 licenses), Calibration Executive (1 license), and TestStand Base Deployment (23 licenses). National Instruments is the sole manufacturer authorized to provide enterprise agreement software support and updates, as they hold all intellectual property rights to these proprietary software products. This procurement will be conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and FAR 6.103-1(b), allowing direct negotiation without competitive bidding due to the unique nature of the software. While this is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, other parties capable of providing the required support without compromising criteria may submit statements of capability by July 1, 2026. The government will consider such submissions to determine if a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future. All information must be detailed enough to assess the ability to meet the requirements and should be sent via email to the designated contracting officer.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER
Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tobyhanna Division, Tobyhanna, PA 18466 intends to award a sole source purchase order to National Instruments Corporation, 11500 N MoPac Expy, Austin, TX 78759.
This supply requirement is for the Renewal of National Instruments (NI) Software Maintenance and Support for the following NI software at Tobyhanna Army Depot: EA Test Bundle (14 Licenses), EA Platform Bundle (3 Licenses), Calibration Executive (1 License), TestStand Base Deployment (23 Licenses).
National Instruments Corporation is the only manufacturer that can provide Enterprise Agreement software support to Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD). National Instruments is a proprietary software fully owned by National Instruments Corporation. National Instruments holds copyrights, licenses, and other intellectual property rights on National Instruments software products; as such, they are the sole source to provide software support and updates to TYAD.
The Government intends to acquire this supply under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with National Instruments Corporation under the authority of FAR part 6.103-1(b).
This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any interested party that can provide this product without compromising the required criteria cited above, you may submit a statement of capabilities that may be considered by TYAD.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is based upon responses to this notice and it is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
The capability statement, a price list and any other information furnished must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can meet the requirements described in this notice.
Submission must be emailed to: megan.jones5.civ@army.mil by 5:00 pm EDT on July 1, 2026.