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Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 105, Bethesda MD 20892-5488. This notice is ... Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 105, Bethesda MD 20892-5488. This notice is for the acquisition of commercial supplies and/or services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) - Soliciting from a Single Source. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to make an award to User Zoom, Inc. 10 Almaden Blvd, Ste 250 San Jose, CA 95113 for an annual subscription to UserZoom GO Corporate software with 6 researcher seats included and 4 additional researcher seats for the period of June 16, 2021 through June 15, 2022. The UserZoom GO software is proprietary to User Zoom and User Zoom is the only known source capable of providing access to the software and any related support services. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items in combination with simplified acquisition procedures contained in FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901. This notice incorporates provision and clauses in effect in the FAC 2021-04 effective January 19, 2021, including all other FAR Circulars issued as of the date of this synopsis. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 511210 and the business size standard is $41.5 Million. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. An RFQ is not available nor are quotes being requested; however, if an interested party believes that it can meet the need with the same or similar software, they may submit a price quote in writing along with a statement of capabilities which will be considered by the agency. Vendors submitting a quote shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. The following clauses and provisions cited herein are incorporated by reference into this announcement. Full text may be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/Far. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REQULATION (FAR) CLAUSES FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items w/Addenda [Stop Work Order, FAR 52.242-15] FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes and Executive orders Quotes and related materials (capability statements), or any questions must be submitted in writing by email to the Contracting Officer, LaDonna Stewart at ladonna.stewart@nih.gov no later than 11:00 am Eastern Time on June 11, 2021. NO collect calls will be accepted. NO facsimile transmissions will be accepted. The Government/NIH/NLM will not be responsible for paying for any of the costs incurred and associated with the development of any response material related to this posting. Any quotation and capability statement, if timely received by an eligible offeror, shall be considered by the government. Any information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).