Notice of Intent for Omero Plus Perpetual License Renewal

The Department of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Glencoe Software for OMERO Plus Perpetual licenses. The contract will have a base period from the date of award to 5/31/2027, with three 12-month option periods. The licenses are for an open-source client/server-based image management system developed by the Open Microscope Environment (OME) consortium. The contract is a sole source award because Glencoe Software has the exclusive right to provide commercial licenses, guarantee, warranty, indemnity, and contracted support for OMERO and Bio-Formats. • The contract is for OMERO Plus Perpetual licenses, including two perpetual licenses for OMERO Plus Complete (one on-premises and one AWS) and one perpetual license for the OMERO Plus Segmentation Connector with support for Digital Pathology data. • The contract includes annual Software Maintenance Agreements (SMAs) for OMERO Plus Complete and the OMERO Plus Segmentation Connector. • The contract has a base period and three option periods, with the possibility of renewal. • The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract, with a total award amount not specified in the document.