SAM #26-005609

IBM Power9 Support Services for NIH Blood Bank Control System

This opportunity involves continued support for the NIH Clinical Center's Blood Bank Control System (BBCS)/ABO application. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM), Department of Transfusion Medicine - OEMs and Vendors: - IBM (Original Equipment Manufacturer for Power9 hardware and software) - Manage Incorporated (sole service provider for BBCS/ABO application) - Products/Services Requested: - IBM Power9 hardware and software support services - SAN storage support - PowerHA failover capability - Disaster recovery site support - Nightly system backups - Support for the proprietary, highly customized BBCS/ABO application - Unique/Notable Requirements: - BBCS/ABO application is proprietary and tailored for NIH's research hospital - Specialized support for IBM Power9 servers and PowerHA failover - Sole source justification due to the proprietary nature of the application and its integration with IBM hardware - Firm-fixed-price contract for a twelve-month base period

Description

Blood Bank Control System Server System IBM Hardware and Software Support Services

Notice ID (POTS): NIH-OALM-26-005609 Product Service Code (PSC): DB02 – IT and Telecom – Computer Support Services NAICS Code: 513210 – Software Publishers (Small Business Size Standard: $47 Million Average Annual Receipts) Place of Performance: NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 Response Due Date: July 10, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern Time

Description

This is a Notice of Intent and is not a request for quotations. A solicitation will not be issued, and quotations are not being requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM), on behalf of the Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract with a twelve (12) month base period to Manage Incorporated for continued IBM Power9 hardware and software support services supporting the Blood Bank Control System (BBCS)/ABO application. The anticipated period of performance is 07/31/2026 to 07/30/2027.

Background

The Department of Transfusion Medicine uses the ABO/BBCS application to support blood collection, donor recruitment, testing, transfusion activities, and the creation of specialized blood products. Because NIH is a research hospital, the application has been extensively customized to support its unique mission.

Sole Source Rationale

Manage Incorporated has supported the BBCS/ABO environment since 2006 and provides specialized support for the IBM Power9 servers, SAN storage, PowerHA failover capability to the Culpeper, Virginia disaster recovery site, and nightly system backups. Manage Incorporated is the only known source capable of providing support services for the BBCS/ABO application, that resides on IBM Power9 servers and includes PowerHA and the ability to failover to another site.  Manage Incorporated is the sole service provider of this proprietary software.  Therefore, the only known source with the level of expertise and knowledge to maintain and support the BBCS/ABO Suites server/application.

Authority

This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), which permits solicitation from a single source when the Contracting Officer determines only one source is reasonably available. Acquisitions conducted under FAR Part 13 are exempt from the competition requirements of FAR Part 6.

Capability Statements

Interested parties may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to satisfy the Government's requirement. The Government will consider all capability statements received by the closing date. The determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Submission Information

Capability statements shall reference Notice NIH-OALM 26-005609 in the subject line and must be submitted electronically no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on July 10, 2026. Point of Contact: Shasheshe Goolsby Team Leader Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management  National Institutes of Health Email: shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov

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