A10._Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_-_AVERT_SWM.pdf

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE

GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO ARES

SECURITY CORPORATION FOR AVERT SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

RENEWAL.

The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate

(WHS/AD), on behalf of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), Anti-Terrorism Force

Protection (ATFP) Program, intends to award a sole source purchase order in accordance with

FAR 13.106-1. WHS/AD intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Ares Security

Corporation, 1440 Chapin Avenue, Suite 390, Burlingame, CA 94010-4058, in an effort entitled

“AVERT Software Maintenance Renewal.” The anticipated period of performance will be from

26 September 2016 to 25 September 2017. The anticipated sole source award to Ares Security

Corporation is for year-round maintenance of PFPA/ATFP’s AVERT software perpetual license, which includes modifications and updates in order to keep the software usable over long periods of time and also includes new features, new user requirements for refining the AVERT software and improvements to the software’s reliability and performance. AVERT software is used to detect adversary pathways, simulate attack scenarios, and model response by available security forces utilizing the Monte Carlo methodology in a representative three dimensional threat environment.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this

Notice of Intent no later than 9:00AM Eastern Time on Thursday, 05 May 2016, by email to steven.a.novotny.civ@mail.mil; no telephone communications will be entertained. The subject line in the email shall state “Response to Notice of Intent – AVERT Software Maintenance

Renewal.” All information submitted should support the offeror’s capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The

Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. The primary North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210, Software Publishers, with a small business size standard of $38,500,000.00.

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