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Virtual Plant for a Continuous Direct Compression Process– License Package Update Service for Process Automation Software, Engineering Software, and Virtual Controller Software
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The FDA Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services is seeking capability statements for a one-year base period with four option years to provide license maintenance and software update services for a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Virtual Plant using SIMATIC SIMIT, SIMATIC SIPAT, and PCS7 or equivalent systems. The requirement covers continuous direct compression process automation, including Digital Twin software updates, SIMATIC SIPAT concurrent method support, and ProcessCare-Plus maintenance contracts with system extensions. The services encompass software license updates, feature and patch releases, technical helpdesk support with a two-business-day response timeline for defects, and on-site assistance including a total of 44 hours of field service time for travel and physical support, along with associated travel and living expenses. The FDA will retain a perpetual license to operate the Virtual Plant platform with no expiration date. All digital deliverables including software, licensing keys, and user manuals must be provided via CD, DVD, or digital download. Performance is set at Silver Spring, Maryland, with the base period running from September 30, 2026, to September 29, 2027, and option periods extending through September 29, 2031. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 and falls under NAICS code 541512. Respondents must be small businesses and must provide detailed business information including UEI, address, contact details, and socioeconomic status certification. Technical submissions must include sufficient descriptive literature demonstrating compliance with all requirements and may optionally include GSA Schedule information and pricing. Responses are due by June 23, 2026, to Terina Hicks at FDA and must not contain proprietary or classified material. The government reserves the right to use non-proprietary information from responses in subsequent solicitations.
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NAICS
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Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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The FDA/OPQR requires license maintenance service update for process automation software and SIMATIC SIPAT (Siemens PAT) software update service for a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Virtual Plant via SIMATIC SIMIT, SIMATIC SIPAT, and PCS7 (or equivalent) for a One-Year Base with Four-Year Options Period of Performance.
Please review the attached Sources Sought Notice FDA-SSN-75F40126Q00214 document for more information.
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