USDA-ARS-NEA Qiagin Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), Limited Concurrent License (LCL) software licenses

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, Northeast Area, is procuring five Limited Concurrent License (LCL) subscriptions for QIAGEN’s Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software on a sole source basis from Qiagen, LLC, under solicitation number 1232SA26Q0528. This acquisition, classified under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers, is unrestricted and not set aside for small businesses, with a small business size standard of $47 million in average annual receipts. The solicitation, issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold determined by compliance with the Statement of Work, and award is made to the lowest-priced qualified offeror. The contract has a one-year base period beginning May 8, 2026, with four one-year option periods extending through May 11, 2031, delivering the software electronically with full access to updates and 24/7 technical support via virtual meeting, email, and phone. Contractor deliverables include submission of line-item pricing in a defined template within ten days of award and a completed Accessibility Conformance Report using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template to meet Section 508 requirements under 36 CFR Part 1194, validated by independent testing at a Federal Section 508 Testing Center. The software must also comply with the Clinger-Cohen Act, FISMA, the Privacy Act, and OMB Memorandum M-16-12, and all contractor personnel must complete USDA Privacy training. The contract is firm-fixed price, with FOB destination terms applying, and performance is centralized administratively at the USDA ARS Acquisition and Property Division in Beltsville, Maryland, though the software is delivered and accessed remotely. Pricing details for the base and option periods are not pre-filled; contractors must provide pricing post-awarding. All submissions must be sent via email to Jacob Toft at Jacob.toft@usda.gov by the deadline of May 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, with the subject line “Quote for 1232SA26Q0528.” The contractor must be registered in SAM with an active Unique Entity Identifier, and must certify compliance with anti-discrimination