R--Proposed Sole Source for Discovery Platform Application (PRIMO) from Ex Libris. Des Plaines, IL

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity at Ft. Detrick, MD intends to award a firm fixed price follow-on contract for the Discovery Platform Application, PRIMO, to Ex Libris located in Des Plaines, IL. This announcement serves as a notice of intent to issue a sole source contract rather than a solicitation for competitive bids. While interested parties may express their interest and provide capability statements within seven days following the publication date, the government retains full discretion on whether to pursue a competitive procurement based on the responses received. The response deadline for this notice was July 28, 2015, at 2:00 PM. The contract is referenced under solicitation number W81XWH-15-T-0190, with the NAICS code 541511, indicating its categorization within custom computer programming services. Information submitted in response to this notice is intended solely to aid the government in deciding whether to open the contract to competition. Interested parties were directed to submit their information via fax or email to the designated purchasing agent, Suzanne Rogers. The contract emphasizes that this is not a request for proposals, and offers received will be considered but do not obligate the government to compete the contract.