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Inventory Management Procurement System (WIMPS/Tecsys) Services
Contact and place of performance
Stephen Tees
Ames, IA 50010
USA
Presolicitation Notice Point of contact: Stephen Tees 250 Marquette Ave. Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 [email protected] Codes for services: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services Product Service Code (PSC): 7A20 IT and Telecom - application development software (perpetual license software) Description: This requirement is for Warehouse Inventory...
View moreThe intended source for this acquisition is Tecsys, Inc., 1 Place Alexis Nihon, Suite 800, Montreal, QC, H3Z 3B8, Canada.
The proposed contractor, Tecsys, Inc., is the sole provider of the proprietary software solution required to fulfill the Government's needs. This software is copyrighted and constitutes the intellectual property of Tecsys, Inc., and therefore cannot be replicated, resold, or modified by third-party vendors without violating intellectual property rights. Furthermore, the requirement at hand is a follow-on effort to an existing contract, making Tecsys, Inc. the only source capable of ensuring full compatibility with the Government’s current system architecture, databases, and workflows. The technical solution provided by Tecsys, Inc. is uniquely integrated with the existing platform infrastructure, which includes customized modules, system interfaces, and user-specific configurations developed under previous phases of the contract. Awarding to a different vendor would not only risk loss of continuity and data integrity but could also require substantial additional investment in reconfiguration, revalidation, and user retraining, resulting in unnecessary duplication of cost and unacceptable delays to mission-critical operations.
All responsible sources may submit a response which will be considered by the agency. Please email responses to Stephen Tees at [email protected] no later than the response date of this notice. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) requires Warehouse Inventory Management Procurement System (WIMPS) services to support warehouse asset management, procurement functions, and inventory accountability. This requirement involves the maintenance, support, and integration of the existing proprietary Elite Series software, which was originally implemented as commercial-off-the-shelf software. Performance will take place in Ames, Iowa, under solicitation number 1160623, with an anticipated award date of February 1, 2026.
This acquisition is classified under NAICS code 541511 for Custom Computer Programming Services and PSC 7A20 for IT and Telecom - Application Development Software (Perpetual License Software). There is no set-aside (NONE) for this procurement. The agency intends to award the contract to Tecsys, Inc. using simplified procedures, as the vendor is the sole provider of the proprietary and copyrighted intellectual property required for the system. This follow-on effort is intended to ensure full compatibility with the government’s current system architecture, customized modules, and workflows while avoiding the costs and delays associated with system reconfiguration and retraining.
All responsible sources may submit a response to this pre-solicitation notice, which the agency will consider. Responses are due to Stephen Tees via email no later than January 14, 2026. Information provided in this notice is based on the published documentation dated December 30, 2025.
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