Notice of Intent Sole Source - CLEO VL Trader FY20.pdf

Notice of Intent Sole Source

The Defense Commissary Agency Headquarters, Fort Lee, Virginia intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Sole Source delivery order to Cleo Communications, Incorporated, a small businesss under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.106-1(b), which authorizes contract actions when the Agency’s need for the supplies or services required by the Agency are available from only one source and that no other type of supplies or services will satisfy the government needs. The statutory authority is 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1). The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 511210, and the size standard is $41.5M.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source award to Cleo Communication’s, Incorporated for VL Trader software licenses and software maintenance for DeCA’s secure data transport over the internet. Cleo Communications, Incorporated is the sole proprietor of the VL Trader software and software maintenance. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the award action warrant only one source is reasonably available. The Defense Commissary Agency intends to make a sole source award to Cleo Communications, Incorporated, 4949 Harrison Ave, Suite 200, Rockford, IL, 61108-7974, NLT 30SEP2020..