Contact and place of performance
Leah Hinson
Bethesda, MD 20892
USA
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) – Glencoe Software Product Service Code (PSC): 7A21 NAICS Code: 513210 Software Publishers - Size Standard $47M Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Description This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for quotation. No solicitation will be issued, and no quotations will be requested. The Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of the National Institute of Health...
View moreJustification for Sole Source
Glencoe Software has the exclusive right to provide commercial licenses providing, guarantee, warranty, indemnity and contracted support for OMERO and Bio-Formats. If a customer does not license OMERO Plus and/or Bio-Formats from Glencoe, their only other alternative is to use open-source distributions, available under open-source licenses from the OME website. These licenses give full rights for running and customizing OMERO and Bio-Formats, but contain no guarantee, warranty, indemnity or contractually guaranteed support.
Glencoe Software is the only commercial partner of the OME project. No other entity is as closely tied to OME, interacts with OME on a daily basis, or has direct access to OME’s project and strategic planning. Glencoe Software maintains exclusive control over the design and supply of components specific to their SEM systems. OEM parts are not available through resellers.
Authority
This acquisition is being conducted under the policies of FAR Part 12 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 12.102. For purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from a single source if determined that only one source is reasonably available. Contracts awarded under FAR Part 13 are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6 (Competition Requirements).
Submission of Capability Statements
Interested parties capable of providing the same or similar products or services must submit a Capability Statement electronically. Responses will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Deadline: June 16, 2026, at 6:30 AM EST
Submit to:
Leah Hinson
Contract Specialist
Office of Mission Acquisition Support
Email: [email protected]
The Department of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the National Cancer Institute intramural program at the National Institutes of Health, intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Glencoe Software for the renewal of OMERO Plus perpetual licenses. This image management system supports an open-source client/server-based environment developed by the Open Microscope Environment (OME) consortium. The requirement includes a base performance period from the date of award through May 31, 2027, with three subsequent 12-month option periods. Performance will take place in Bethesda, Maryland, under solicitation number 75N98026Q00625.
This acquisition is classified under NAICS 513210 Software Publishers and PSC 7A21 IT and Telecom - Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software). There is no set-aside for this action. The government’s rationale for a sole-source award is based on Glencoe Software’s exclusive rights to provide commercial licenses, warranties, indemnities, and contracted support for OMERO and Bio-Formats. As the only commercial partner of the OME project, the vendor maintains direct access to strategic planning and exclusive control over specific components not available through resellers.
The notice includes two PDF attachments, "Omero NOI.pdf" and "75N98026Q00625.pdf," both published on June 13, 2026. While no formal solicitation will be issued, interested parties capable of providing similar products or services may submit capability statements to the contract specialist, Leah Hinson, to assist the government in determining whether a competitive procurement is warranted. The response deadline is June 16, 2026, at 6:30 AM EST.
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