SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE.docx

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE:

Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

POC: Richard Renteria | email: Richard.Renteria@irs.gov

For: IRS Office of Information Technology Acquisition (OITA) The IRS Office of Information Technology Acquisition (OITA); TIER 2/3 Branch, intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 with OPEX Corporation; for OPEX Falcon Scanner maintenance support renewal. The period of performance will be one base year plus four option years from the date of contract award.

No solicitation package will be issued. This special notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than noon, EST on April 23, 2025. Responses shall be submitted to Richard Renteria| email: Richard.Renteria@irs.gov.

Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. The name of your company;

2. Company SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) Number and CAGE Code;

3. Point of Contact, and secondary contact, information;

4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing the specific items mentioned above; and,

5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities.

It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) can provide the same functionality that exists with the products mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's needs.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.