Opportunity Overview
The National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine (NLM), is procuring Mimics Materialise software for the BETA Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The requirement is for 3D image reconstruction software capable of rendering data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and micro computed tomography (microCT) into quantifiable 3D models, with 3D segmentation and element meshing that can support computational fluid dynamics work.
Solicitation, Deadline and Submission Controls
Notice ID: RFQ75N98026Q1189
Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Issuer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Posted/updated: September 10, 2026
Response deadline: September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM UTC). A current SAM-sourced procurement mirror renders the same instant as 12:00 PM PDT.
NAICS: 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services
PSC: 7A21, IT and Telecom — Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software)
Set-aside: None identified
Published contract ceiling: None identified. Pricing is controlled by the official RFQ package and Pricing Template.
Match/cost share: Not applicable to this federal procurement.
Contacts: Sandra Daniels, sandra.daniels@nih.gov; Shirley Ruiz-Lundgren, shirley.ruiz-lundgren@nih.gov, 301-827-7529.
The current SAM-sourced package lists five public attachments: Pricing Template.pdf, Part 13 Sole Source Materialise Mimics Scientific Software_redacted.pdf, SOW Purchase of 3D Image Reconstruction Software Sept2026.pdf, SON Mimics Scientific Software.pdf, and Combined Synopsis-Solicitation Notice.pdf. The presence of a Part 13 sole-source justification is a material source-control issue. Atlas will not assume that an alternate product, reseller, or equivalent source is acceptable unless the controlling solicitation documents establish it.
Eligibility and Vendor Controls
This is a federal software procurement rather than a grant. No set-aside is identified, while the current package includes a Part 13 sole-source justification, so competitive/source eligibility must be determined from the controlling RFQ documents. Any respondent must satisfy the current RFQ package and applicable federal award requirements and must be able to legitimately furnish the specified software. Source authorization, exact software configuration, pricing, licensing and all applicant-controlled quote documentation must be verified from the controlling attachments before response. Atlas has not identified an authoritative published contract ceiling or a grant-style match requirement.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 78/100. This is a current Maryland healthcare and biomedical research software procurement with a clear NIH buyer, defined technical use case and an actionable deadline. The score is moderated by the narrow proprietary-product orientation, the included sole-source justification, the short response window and the absence of a published ceiling.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. Nonagon N9+ is not 3D medical-image reconstruction or computational-meshing software and does not satisfy this requirement. Atlas will not force a telehealth fit.
QC Healthcare / Dr. Miltie fit: 5/100 conditional. The healthcare-technology context is directionally relevant, but available Dr. Miltie records do not establish Materialise authorization, a compliant Mimics software configuration, required quote/pricing documentation or other source-specific qualifications.
Dr. Miltie direct-vendor status: NOT TRUE / No Bid as currently documented. Direct pursuit should not advance unless all vendor-controlled authorization, licensing, pricing and federal quote requirements are independently verified. No applicant-controlled qualification will be invented.
Vendor and Maryland Organization Review
Materialise USA, LLC is the verified U.S. Materialise organization and North American sales/service headquarters. Materialise publicly identifies its U.S. office as providing medical 3D printing, clinical engineering and 3D printing software to hospitals and medical-device companies. Its headquarters is in Plymouth, Michigan, not Maryland. Atlas did not identify a Maryland-based organization whose authorization to furnish the required Mimics software and compliance with the complete RFQ package could be independently verified in this run, so no Maryland vendor outreach was advanced.
Atlas Action
Review all five current SAM attachments before any response, with particular attention to the Combined Synopsis-Solicitation, Pricing Template, Statement of Work, Statement of Need and Part 13 sole-source justification. Confirm source authorization, exact software configuration, licensing, pricing, submission method and all quote-package requirements before any bid decision. Under Atlas’s 48-hour rule, new outreach must stop at September 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. No outreach should be sent unless organization eligibility, recipient verification, global deduplication, Email Opt-Out clearance, the approved Zoho CRM HTML architecture and every intended attachment all pass QA.
Official source: SAM.gov — RFQ75N98026Q1189.