Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Chesapeake Systems, Inc. 26-000864

This acquisition is for the purchase of the licensing and support services required to maintain the Department of Radiology and Imaging Science s (RADIS) Technologist workstation which provides the capability to modify the structural and demographic components of Radiology examinations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC). Product Service Code: 6515 Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies NAICS Code: 513210 Software Publishers Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS: 26-000864 Description: This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Chesapeake Systems International, LLC, located at 801 W 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21211, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide licensing and support services to the NIH CC RADIS. The proposed vendor, CHESA, is the only source available to provide the licensing and support services for the Quantum Xcellis Workflow Software systems at RADIS. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by March 30, 2026 at 11am EST.