NIH NIDA Sources Sought: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) COTS Software Transition Services

Notice ID: 75N95025R00072

The Government has determined that it has a bona fide need to hold the licenses for certain COTS software originally provided via contractor support.

Technical Requirements

Contractor shall provide software management services to support transfer of COTS software licenses or subscriptions to Government control to enable the Government to continue use of the software with no interruption and in its current implementation, including but not limited to maintaining current configurations, usernames, passwords, etc. and with no loss of user data. The Government may

For each software product listed in the Schedule, the Contractor shall:

1. Make payment to the COTS vendor to ensure uninterrupted service while the Government processes purchase orders or other procurement actions to obtain the software licenses. The Government will provide written authorization to proceed after considering the relevant rules governing open market acquisition of that product, procurement action lead time (PALT) for that product, and an appropriate renewal period.
2. Assist the Government in working with the COTS vendor to transition the licenses to Government control. The Government may determine that individual software licenses will not be renewed or continued at Government expense, in which case the Contractor shall work with the Government to identify Government data to be retained and secure the data in Government possession prior to termination of the Government’s use of the software …

The anticipated period of performance is two months as the government transitions these services under its control.

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