Novee Pen Testing Subscription

The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain a subscription for Novee Pen Testing for the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (MHBE) for a 12-month duration as stipulated in Section 2.

The vendor shall provide MHBE with the following subscription for Novee Pen Testing for a 12-month period December 1, 2026 – November 30, 2027.

The vendor shall provide MHBE with the following subscription for Novee Pen Testing for a 12-month period December 1, 2026 – November 30, 2027, as mentioned below:

| S. No | SKU | Description | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | NS-CONTINUOUS-WEBAPP-TIER 1-5 | NS AI Pen Testing Platform Continuous Web App Assessment for 1 - 5 Web Apps | 1 |

Scope of Maintenance

As part of this subscription, MHBE shall receive support directly from Novee for the duration of this subscription.

Invoicing

All invoices shall be submitted by the Contractor within 30 days of receipt of equipment, software or services and shall include, at the minimum, the following information:

• Name and address of the MHBE
• Contractor name
• Products(s) and/or service(s) purchased listed separately including the amount for each individual charge
• Supporting Documentation
• E-mail address/phone number of Contractor's POC
• Remittance address
• Federal taxpayer identification or (if owned by an individual) Contractor's social security number
• Invoice period, invoice date, invoice number and amount due
• Purchase Order # being billed

Invoices submitted without the required information will not be processed for payment until the Contractor provides the required information.

Bidder Minimum Qualifications

The Bidder must be authorized to resell subscription of Novee. As proof, the Bidder must submit with the bid a letter of authorization from the manufacturer or providing evidence of the rights to resell all products and services required by this IFB.

Submission

Bidders must submit their bids and all required attachments in pdf format to eMMA [...] in time to be received by **11:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time November 16, 2026**. No paper bids shall be considered. Bids delivered by facsimile shall not be considered.

A second attachment labeled Novee Pen Testing Subscription BPM059155 PIA, in searchable Adobe .pdf format for Public Information Act (PIA) requests (this copy shall be redacted so that confidential and/or proprietary information has been removed).

Basis for Award

A contract shall be awarded to the responsible Bidder submitting a responsive Bid with the most favorable Total Bid Price for providing the products/services as specified in this IFB. The most favorable Total Bid Price will be the lowest price on IFB *Attachment D - Bid Form*.

Contract Term

The Contract that results from this IFB shall be a firm fixed price contract. The Contract resulting from this IFB shall commence as of the date of the full execution by the Parties and, from that date, run a full 12 months. The anticipated end date is at or around November 30, 2027.

Bids submitted in response to this IFB are irrevocable for 120 days following the closing date of bids.