Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_OS227978.pdf

Pursuant to the authority of 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 contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The Department of Health and Human Services

(DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Immediate Office of the Secretary (OS/IOS) intends to sole source to:

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

8201 E McDowell Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85257-3812

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c), IOS’s requirement is described as follows:

(1) National Stock Number (NSN): N/A

(2) Specification: Purchasing vIPer 54 Units Secure Phones

(3) Manufacturer: N/A

(4) Functional Description: Purchasing vIPer 54 Units Secure Phones

(5) Predominant material of manufacture: N/A

(6) Quantity: 54

(7) Unit of issue: N/A

(8) Destination information:

HHS/IOS/OSSI

200 Independence Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20201

(9) Delivery Schedule: Delivery of products – 30 Days ARO

(10) Duration of the contract period: 30 Days After Receipt of Order

(11) Sustainable acquisition requirements: N/A

(12) Description of Procedure: This is a pre-solicitation notice of intent to sole source. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. The anticipated award date is no later than September 21, 2018.

(13) Architect-Engineer Project: N/A

(14) Trade Agreement Clauses: N/A

(15) Sole Source Justification: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the

Immediate Office of the Secretary (OS/IOS) intends to sole source to:

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

8201 E McDowell Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85257-3812

(16) This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available.

All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement. The email subject line must reference OS227978 – Secure Phones. All responses are due by September 21, 2018 at 1:00

PM Eastern Time and can be sent to Epe Pacantara at Epe.Pacantara@psc.hhs.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

mailto:Epe.Pacantara@psc.hhs.gov