This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  The solicitation number for this acquisition is NIAID-NOI-A-14-1713093 a Notice of Intent on a sole source basis to McCully Systems. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 05-78) dated November 25, 2014.  This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is a small business.  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) intend to use this as a sole source company for:   1) Basic protein crystallographic software maintenance for the following computer systems: 5 silicon graphic workstations (Octane and 02) 10 PC and Mac computers with Linux and window operating systems and provide trouble shooting in event of hardware failures and communicate with hardware vendor toward resolving the problems.  2) Install, upgrade and maintain the operating software and network related function of these computers, 3) Install and maintain the software packages 02 ARP Warp, Beast, Dock, CCP4MG, COOT, PHASER, PYMOL MOLSCRIPT, CNS, SHELX, SHARP, SOLVE, HKL200, snB, XTALVIEW, CRYSTALCLEAR, and other crystallographic related software packages. The contractor shall have sufficient knowledge of the protein crystallographic software to be able to conduct test runs and trouble shooting. 4) Conduct tape back-ups on a weekly basis The North American Industry Classification System (NIACS) Code for this acquisition is 333415, and size standard is 750.  This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB terms are "Destination" and Net 30.  FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition:  Sole Source FAR 6.302-1-FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration.  In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award.]  All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 12:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Moday, February 3, 2014. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70,  MSC/2811 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized.  Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-480-3695, or e-mailed to [email protected].  It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Lorena Waller at 301-594-3419. Collect calls will not be accepted. 

*Award will be based on Technical Capabilities to meet required specifications.