Notice_of_Intent_to_Award_Sole_Source.docx

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source:

This is a Notice of Intent to award Sole Source fixed-price purchase order under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Other Than Full and Open Competition procedures and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, for the acquisition of 40, fixed-price Type 2 Cryptographic Support Server Board (T2CSS), one-year warranty extensions, and two (2), fixed-price Enhanced Certification Workstation Adapter, one-year warranty extensions. This is not a request for competitive proposals. This acquisition is required to provide FORTEZZA Public Key Infrastructure certificate support for the encryption and decryption of Marine Corps Defense Message System organization messages. Solicitation number is M67854-13-Q-4814. 3S Group, Inc. is the exclusive proprietor, manufacturer, supplier, and authorized repairer of the T2CSS boards and adapters and will be awarded as a Sole Source. The North American Industry Classification System code is 334118. The business size standard in number of employees is 1000.