Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S

INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD CONTRACT TO GRYPHON

TECHNOLOGIES, LLC FOR PUBLIC WEB SERVICES

The Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Media Activity (DMA) intends to award a sole source contract under the statutory authority 41 U.S.C 3304(b)(2) a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, the property may be deemed to be available only from the original source and may be procured through procedures other than competitive procedures when it is likely that award to a source other than the original source would result in: (A) substantial duplication of cost to the Federal Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or (B) unacceptable delay in fulfilling the executive agency's needs., as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation, specifically as cited in FAR 6.302-1.

DMA intends to issue a sole source contract to Gryphon Technologies, 80 M ST SE STE 600 WASHINGTON, D.C. DC 20003-3544 in an effort entitled Public Web Services. The anticipated period of performance will be from 11 Dec 2020 through 10 Dec 2023 including a one (1) base period plus an additional two (2) option years. Anticipated award for a sole source contract to Gryphon Technologies is to acquire Defense Media Activity Public Web (DMA-PW) operational activities include providing professional labor service and associated commodity required to execute these services, including training, migration operations, infrastructure operations, software development and maintenance, creative services, program management, security, analysis, support to service desk operations, 24/7 technical support, and transition. The Government anticipates a firm fixed price award.

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.

All information submitted should support the offeror’s capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror’s bona fide capability to provide these services.

Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210 – Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. The small business size standard is $32.5M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within ten (10) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Any inquiries into this notice shall be via email in Microsoft Word format with a file size less than 5MB to Raushanah Pendleton, Contracting Officer, via email: raushanah.l.pendlton.civ@mail.mil and Shawnte Miles, Contract Specialist, via email: shawnte.l.miles.civ@mail.mil , Subject Line: Response to NOI PUBLIC WEB SERVICES; no later than 3:00 pm EST, 7 November 2020.

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