Sole_source_intent_notice.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-

NAME).

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), Division of Contract Management (DCM) on behalf of the Office of Financial Resources (OFR), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to the International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) 10 North Drive, Hopewell Junction, New York 12533 for the IBM Cognos Platform subscription to continue the operation of the Execution Reporting System (ERS) used to manage spending plans and budget reporting.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 513210, Software Publishers with a Size Standard of 47 million.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04, effective 06/02/2023.

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR 13— Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR 12— Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY FAR 6.302-1

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The determination by the Government to make this a single-sole source requirement is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10-Market Research. The results of the market research concluded that IBM is the software developer of IBM Cognos Platform which is the required software needed to complete this requirement. IBM Cognos Platform is a web based integrated business intelligence suite developed by IBM that provides a toolset for reporting, analytics, score carding, and monitoring of events and metrics.

Background Software license by IBM Cognos Platform is necessary to continue the operation of the Execution Reporting System (ERS) used by the Office of Financial Resources (OFR) to manage Spend Plans and Budget Reporting. ERS has been in production since 2018 and provides critical mechanism for OFR to close out the budget and reporting for the fiscal year within the first week after September 30 or right on last day of the fiscal year. Prior to 2018, OFR was using Excel as a means of executing the budget and closing out for the year which was cumbersome and time consuming.

Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this contract is to secure a sole-source license software with IBM for its Cognos Platform subscription to continue the operation of the Execution Reporting System used to manage spending plans and budget reporting for OFR.

Anticipated Period of Performance Base Year: October 2023 - September 2024 Option Year1: October 2024 - September 2025 Option Year2: October 2025 – September 2026

Product Description IBM shall provide the following:

Two (2) IBM Cognos Analytics Administrator / E0K30LL

Four (4) IBM Cognos Analytics Explorer / E0K2DLL

Fifty (50) IBM Cognos Analytics User / E0K32LL

Three (3) IBM Planning Analytics Local Modeler / E064GLL

Five Hundred and Sixty (560) IBM Planning Analytics Local TM1 Server Processor Value Unit (PVU) /

E08BCLL

Two Hundred and Eighty (280) IBM Planning Analytics Local TM1 Server for Non-Production Environment Processor Value Unit (PVU) / E064KLL

Fifty (50) IBM Planning Analytics Local User / E0N90LL

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. 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 SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management

(SAM).

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. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by 08/24/2023 at 12:00pm EST and must reference solicitation number 283-23-0627 on your electronic request.

Responses must be submitted electronically to Ahmed.Hassan@samhsa.hhs.gov

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

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