NOTICE OF INTENT: AgilePlace Project Management Software
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to sole source a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Planview for AgilePlace Project Management Software licenses. This procurement is for 12 months, effective September 27, 2026, to support the NIST Engineering Laboratory's (EL) Kanban-style planning processes. Interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements must submit a capability statement by June 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET.
Scope of Work
The NIST Engineering Laboratory (EL) utilizes Kanban-style planning and management for its Scientific and Technical Research Services and other agency funds. The AgilePlace software provides visual management and forecasting to optimize individual and team effectiveness, having been customized to meet EL's specific needs since its initial purchase in 2016. The requirement is for 100 licenses for AgilePlace Project Management Software, which must include:
- Visual mapping of programmatic planning/management processes.
- Customizable board layouts for multiple independent projects.
- Visual linking of milestones to products, with personnel tagging.
- Indicators for priorities and blockages.
- Ability to attach/retrieve documents to elements/cards and create subtasks.
- Designation of Fiscal Year and Quarter, customizable columns/rows, and unlimited boards/card types.
- Email and customizable notifications, along with metrics for speed, distribution, efficiency, burndown, flow, and users.
- Searchability, filtering, and export of board history and data to CSV or Excel.
- Maintenance of history for card/element changes and customizable user access settings.
- Training, support access, backups, change logs, and shareability with external stakeholders.
- Usability on multiple computer-based and mobile platforms, authorized for use at NIST and within the EL.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source (Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order)
- Authority: FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- NAICS: 513210 – Software Publisher (Small Business Size Standard: $47 million)
- Period of Performance: Twelve months, from September 27, 2026, to September 26, 2027.
- Response Due: June 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET
- Published: June 8, 2026
- Set-Aside: None specified (Sole Source)
Sole Source Justification
Market research identified Planview's AgilePlace Project Management Software as the only known solution capable of meeting all NIST's minimum technical requirements, including critical interoperability with existing systems. No other commercially available products or authorized third-party distributors/resellers were found to satisfy these requirements to the same extent. Pursuing an alternative would pose a substantial risk of incompatibility and operational disruption.
Information for Interested Parties
This is not a request for quotation or a solicitation. Interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirements must submit a written capability statement via email to Marvin Jean (marvin.jean@nist.gov) by the response date. Submissions must include:
- Contractor Name, Address
- Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email address
- Contractor (SAM) Universal Entity Identification (UEI)
- Contractor Business Classification (as validated in SAM)
- Capability Statement