Proprietary CI-Link Software
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
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 Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Columbus Instruments LLC for proprietary CI-Link software. This software is critical for the operation of their CLAMS scientific instruments, ensuring data consistency and synchronization. This is a Presolicitation / Notice of Intent to Sole Source. Capability statements from interested small businesses are due April 29, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for proprietary CI-Link software specifically designed for CLAMS instruments. This software must integrate data streams into a single platform for real-time visualization, automated analysis, and seamless data export. It is essential that the new system and its software operate simultaneously with existing Columbus Instruments CLAMS units, requiring identical software for data consistency and comparability. The software must support centralized data acquisition, synchronization, integrated hardware control, streamlined data management, and meet regulatory and reproducibility requirements for whole-body energy balance, feeding behavior, and physiological responses in animals.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order.
- Sole Source Justification: Columbus Instruments LLC is identified as the sole manufacturer of the CLAMS instrument and its proprietary CI-Link software, as per FAR Part 6.302-1.
- Set-Aside: Open to any small business (8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, VOSB, WOSB) that can demonstrate the ability to meet the requirement.
- Capability Statement Due: April 29, 2026, by 12 p.m. EST.
- Anticipated Award: Approximately ten (10) days after the notice date (April 22, 2026).
- Published: April 22, 2026.
Evaluation
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. The government will review submitted capability statements from small businesses and will determine, at its discretion, whether to compete the award based on responses.
Additional Notes
This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source. Interested parties must demonstrate their ability to provide the exact proprietary CI-Link software or an equivalent that meets the specified integration and compatibility requirements with existing Columbus Instruments CLAMS units.