Notice of Intent to Sole Source .pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source for

Visitor Badge System (VBS) Visitor Management Portal (VMP)

Phase 2

NIH-SS-7180726

The National Institutes of Health intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES INC., 9002 Virginia TER. Lorton, Virginia 22079-3251. In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, the Contractor is the only known responsible source who can provide the instrument as no other source has been identified who can provide the requirement listed below.

BACKGROUND

It is the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Police (DP) to protect our country's national treasure: Scientific Research and the NIH research community, and further to ensure that the mission of NIH is not impeded by personal attacks, loss of assets, criminal activity or acts of terrorism. The Division of Police has responsibility for providing the efficient processing of visitors to NIH facilities. The DP is looking to upgrade the current

Visitor Badging System (VBS) EntryPoint Application and Registration Modules with improved functionality that conforms to the security and regulatory requirements associated with the HHS Foreign National Access Management Policy (FNAMP).

The EntryPoint VBS is utilized at several NIH facilities including the Bethesda Main

Campus (BMC), Biomedical Research Center (BRC), Maryland locations, Fort Detrick

(IRF), and Rocky Mountain Labs (RML) original Visitor Badging System (VBS.

Additional Supporting Facts:

**Please see Statement of work attached**

PURPOSE

To provide requirements to the Contractor as listed below for services to include but not limited to VBS engineering, VBS system planning, VBS system analysis, VBS systems integration and installation support, testing, implementation and deployment for Visitor

Badging System (VBS) EntryPoint Application and Registration Modules Phase 2.

The software vendor will complete requirements and provide all resource estimates and obtain approval from the DP project lead prior to beginning commencement of work and continuing to subsequent completion. Additional SOWs shall include additional requirements for subsequent phases, if any.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any party that believes it can provide the services as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to perform the requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed award based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at https://www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in SAM at https://www.sam.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (Lack of registration in the System for Award Management will make an offeror ineligible for award). All responsible sources may submit an offer that may be considered by the Agency.

It is anticipated that an award will be issued approximately five (5) days after the date of this notice unless the Government determines that another organization has the capability to meet this requirement.

Please email responses to ryan.alexander@nih.gov no later than 5:00PM. EST on Weds April 16th 2025.

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