Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

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This is a Notice of Intent to issue a sole source award contract issued by the Department of War's Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate. The contracting agency intends to award a sole source contract to Interactive Communications Solutions (ICS) Group, Inc. for Articulate 360 eLearning subscription support services to support the Defense Acquisition University's (DAU) mission-critical curriculum development and content authoring requirements. The estimated contract value ranges from $80,000.00 to $100,000.00. The award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1906 using FAR 12.5 procedures for commercial products and services. ICS Group, Inc. qualifies as the sole vendor capable of meeting DAU requirements as the sole authorized reseller of Articulate 360 within the United States and for the U.S. Government.

This notice is not a request for proposals or quotations. Interested parties may submit capability statements via email to saba.samuels.civ@mail.mil and maria.t.evans.civ@mail.mil by 9:00 A.M. EST on March 16, 2026, referencing notice of intent number Sg12072025l449. All submissions should be in PDF format and demonstrate the offeror's capability to provide the required services at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. The primary NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers) with a small business size standard of $47,000,000.00. The contracting office is located at 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 09F09, Alexandria, Virginia 22350, with Saba Samuels serving as the Contracting Officer and Maria Evans as the Contract Specialist.

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DEPARTMENT OF WAR

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. PURSUANT TO FAR 5.203(a), THIS IS A NOTICE

OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD CONTRACT TO

INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS (ICS) GROUP, INC. FOR ARTICULATE

360 eLEARNING SUBSCRIPTION SUPPORT SERVICES.

The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), Analysis, Innovation & Oversight

Branch, (AIOB) intends to perform a sole source award to ICS Group, Inc. Defense Acquisition University's

(DAU) requires Articulate 360 eLearning Platform for mission-critical curriculum development and content authoring. The estimated value of the contract will range from $80,000.00 to 100,000.00.

The anticipated award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1906 under the procedures FAR 12.5

“Applicability of Certain Laws to the Acquisition of Commercial Products, Commercial Services and

Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf Items.” ICS Group, Inc. is the only vendor to meet DAU requirement as they are the sole authorized reseller of Articulate 360 within the United States and for the United States

Government.

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. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice via email to saba.samuels.civ@mail.mil and maria.t.evans.civ@mail.mil with a PDF file, referencing notice of intent number Sg120720251449, no later than 9:00 A.M. EST, March 16, 2026. All information submitted should support the offerors capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole

Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 513210 Software

Publishers with a small business size standard $47,000,000.00.

Contracting Office Address:

Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate

4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 09F09

Alexandria, Virginia 22350

Points of Contact:

Saba Samuels

Contracting Officer saba.samuels.civ@mail.mil

Maria Evans

Contract Specialist maria.t.evans.civ@mail.mil mailto:saba.samuels.civ@mail.mil mailto:maria.t.evans.civ@mail.mil mailto:saba.samuels.civ@mail.mil mailto:maria.t.evans.civ@mail.mil

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