Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Modifications and Enhancements on Integrated Security Management System (ISMS).pdf

Service or Supply: Modifications and Enhancements on Integrated Security Management System (ISMS)

Notice Type: Special Notice – Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Posted Date: July 24, 2024

Response Date: July 31, 2024 10:00 AM ET

NAICS Code: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Service

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 8.405-6(a) and 41 U.S.C. 152(3), Competitive Procedures, and 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) on behalf of the Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) hereby issues this notice of intent to award a sole source procurement. DHS OPO intends to award a contract to, The Centech Group, Inc., 4437 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Suite, 207, Chantilly, VA 20152, for application development and technical support services for the DHS OCSO Integrated Security Management System (ISMS) application.

This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is issued for the purpose of notifying industry of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) intent to award a sole source contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a), Limiting Sources acquisitions.

Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The Integrated Security Management System (ISMS) is a DHS-branded version of the Centech Group’s Security Manager Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) product. No other vendor has the source code, development environment or development experience to perform maintenance, modifications, or enhancements to the Integrated Security Management System (ISMS).

The acquisition procedure will be in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules.

This is a notice of the intent to award a sole source purchase order. It is published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive quotations. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. No responses to the notice of intent to sole source are anticipated. However, any firm believing that they can fulfill the requirement may be considered by the agency. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis.

This is NOT a request for quotations.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order 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 to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responsible sources that feel they should be considered qualified to provide the foregoing services may submit their interest and capabilities to this notice by 10:00 AM (ET) July 18, 2024 to Contract Specialist, Jessica Phillips at Jessica.phillips@hq.dhs.gov and Contracting Officer, Tanya Hill at Tanya.Hill @hq.dhs.gov

No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone.

Contracting Office Address:

6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 22150-0115 United States

Primary Point of Contact.:

Jessica Phillips Contract Specialist Jessica.phillips@hq.dhs.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Tanya Hill Contracting Officer Tanya.Hill@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Jessica.phillips@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Daniel.weingarten@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Jessica.phillips@hq.dhs.gov mailto:Tanya.Hill@hq.dhs.gov