ManageEngine Sole Source Letter of Intent.pdf

Synopsis: Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract

Announcement Number: NM-AN2500-23-01374 Project Title: ManageEngine OpManager Plus The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk, VA office, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the statutory authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with ZOHO Corporation for ManageEngine OpManager Plus software. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services with a business size standard of $35 million.

Sole Source Justification The requirement is for the acquisition of ManageEngine OpManager Plus. The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) Marine and Aviation Cyber Center (MACC)is responsible for establishing directives, technical standards and planning processes for OMAO information and technology resource management, enterprise architecture, information technology (IT) security, data management, local area network operations and delivery of client services. MACC manages OMAO's IT operations, develops and maintains custom software applications, and provides engineering project management for transition of new technology into the NOAA fleet.

OpManager Plus is a network monitoring software developed by ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation, that provides deep visibility into the performance, uptime and conditions of routers, switches, servers, wireless controllers, printers and storage systems. It gives in-depth visibility into device health, availability, and performance of any IP-based device in real-time in one centralized tool.

Special Notice This special notice is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on Contract Opportunities. However, if an interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements and be in compliance with the above justification, they may submit substantiating documentation in writing within the open period of this notice. Responses can be sent via e-mail to Kelly.Parr@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 4:00 PM EDT on July 26, 2023. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.

All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read:

Announcement Number: NM-AN2500-23-01384 Project Title: ManageEngine OpManager Plus

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that any submission transmitted to the specified Government representative(s) is received prior to the due date specified herein.

Offerors are highly encouraged to contact the Government representative(s) specified above prior to the solicitation’s stated time and date for receipt of offers to ensure the Government has received the submission. Offers received after the date and time specified in this solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

DOC/NOAA Eastern Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Unique Entity Identification number (UEI).

The notice will remain open from 7/10/2023 to 7/26/2023.

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