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NIST Sole Source Procurement: QXDM 5G Software Subscription Licenses from Qualcomm

NIST is seeking to procure three Qualcomm Extensible Diagnostic Monitor (QXDM) 5G Software Subscription Licenses to support advanced 4G and 5G research. - Sole source procurement is intended for QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC., the original developer and only provider of QXDM software. - Licenses will enable access to QXDM, PCAT, and QCAT applications for LTE, NR, and Wi-Fi protocol analysis. - Key monitoring capabilities include SINR, RSRP, RSRQ, modulation, PMI, TX power, power headroom, TPC, and path loss. - Licenses are activated via Qualcomm's website, with renewal guides delivered electronically. - Requirement falls under NAICS Code 513210 (Software Publishers). - Annual subscription period is specified, with potential for renewal. - Delivery locations are NIST-Boulder (CO) and NIST-Gaithersburg (MD). - Interested parties must demonstrate their ability to provide the proprietary software to be considered for competition.

OEM and Product Details - OEM: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Product: QXDM 5G Software Subscription License - Quantity: 3 annual licenses

Place of Performance and Delivery - NIST-Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 - NIST-Gaithersburg, 100 Bureau Dr, Gaithersburg MD 20899

Commercial Opportunity - This is a notice of intent to sole source; potential competitors must prove capability to supply equivalent proprietary software.

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Cage: 6SRK8), located in San Diego, California on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for Qualcomm Extensible Diagnostic Monitor (QXDM) 5G Software Subscription License. Statutory authority for sole source is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), Only one responsible source. The statute is being implemented using simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901.

Sole source determination is based on the Government’s market research which determined QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC., being the original software developer, is the only source capable of providing the proprietary software.

The NAICS Code is 513210 – Software Publishers, with a Size Standard of $47.0 million. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. for this requirement.

Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by June 2026. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to clifford.nicholson@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to clifford.nicholson@nist.gov no later than 5/29/2026 at 5:00 p.m. MDT.

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