OpenEye Software

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Background The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, Specialized Scientific Information Technology Division (SSIT), intends to negotiate and award a contract to OpenEye Scientific Software, Inc. This contract is for software toolkits that provide license support for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in support of the PubChem project. The software is crucial for integrating small molecule structures and bioactivity assay results into NCBI’s PubMed Search System, ensuring data integrity and consistency through a custom-designed normalization procedure developed in C++. The NIH has a requirement to maintain the current system, as the software publisher does not recognize resellers. Work Details The contract includes maintenance services for the following items: 1. Lexichem TK Maintenance - 2 EA - Product/Service Code: 7E20 - Description: IT AND TELECOM - END USER: CONFERENCING, AV, HELPDESK, DESKSIDE SUPPORT, WORKSPACE, PRINTERS, COLLABORATION AND PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) 2. OEChem TK Maintenance - 2 EA - Product/Service Code: 7E20 - Description: IT AND TELECOM - END USER: CONFERENCING, AV, HELPDESK, DESKSIDE SUPPORT, WORKSPACE, PRINTERS, COLLABORATION AND PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) 3. QUACPAC Maintenance - 2 EA - Product/Service Code: 7E20 - Description: IT AND TELECOM - END USER: CONFERENCING, AV, HELPDESK, DESKSIDE SUPPORT, WORKSPACE, PRINTERS, COLLABORATION AND PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE) Period of Performance Base Period: 07/07/2026 to 07/06/2027; Option Year One: 07/07/2027 to 07/06/2028; Option Year Two: 07/07/2028 to 07/06/2029 Place of Performance Bethesda, MD Bidder Requirements The contractor must provide required service with certification from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on the prior contract 75N97023P00087 awarded to Openeye Scientific Software for term software renewal of Lexichem TK, OEChem TK, and QUACPAC (07/07/23–07/06/26) valued at $237,074. The current requirement similarly calls for maintenance/license support for the same three OpenEye toolkits, indicating continuity of the existing software environment and ongoing support needed for NIH’s PubChem/NCBI integration work.