W56JSR-16-Q-0019 _Special_Notice.docx

Notice Type:

Special Notice

Synopsis:

Special Notice W56JSR16Q0019

D---Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source to Forcepoint Federal LLC , “Trusted Software Support Renewal”

22 June 2016

The United States Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), MD 21005, intends to award a 4-year (base + 3 option years) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to Forcepoint Federal LLC, 12950 Worldgate Drive Suite 600, Herndon, Virginia 20170 in accordance with Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(2) as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.501(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1,One responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements for Trusted Software Support Renewal. Forcepoint is the sole manufacturer of all Cross Domain products for development, maintenance and sustainability. Forcepoint owns all of the associated intellectual property rights and provides no access to the source code to any reseller or other contracted entities. Renewals of Forcepoint Maintenance Agreements and renewals of non‐perpetual licenses are marketed exclusively by Forcepoint Federal LLC. To date no other product provides similar capabilities.

Annual software maintenance/support for Forcepoint’s Trusted Gateway software provides software patches/updates/fixes and access to Forcepoint Information Technology (IT) support via telephone/email/website. Forcepoint Trusted Gateway products are integral components of the basic DCGS-A CDSS. CDSS is a lightweight, modular, state-of-the-art multifunction cross domain communications system consisting of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software which provides supported commanders and intelligence originations with the ability to transmit and receive intelligence data across multiple security domains. Trusted Gateway provides built-in manual review and automatic validations, such as virus scanning, file type verification, dirty word search, and deep content inspection, enabling safe and simultaneous data movement between networks at different sensitivity levels. Virus Scanning Plug-In Maintenance provides the capability to download virus definition files for distribution to systems on a network. The Trusted Gateway System also provides system administration and additional virus scanning capabilities.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 511210. The posting date for this Synopsis is 22 June 2016 and the closing date for responses is 24 June 2016. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes; however interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities to respond to the requirement, which shall be considered by the agency. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address shown below. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Point of Contact(s):

Contracting Officer: Larry Carter, Contracting Officer, Larry.W.Carter.civ@mail.mil Contracts Specialist: Stella Yates, Contracts Specialist, stella.l.yates.ctr@mail.mil

Additional Info:

We are the Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG). Under direction of the U.S. Army Contracting Command, we provide global contracting support to a diverse customer base in support of the Warfighter.

Contracting Office Address:

ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division E, HQ CECOM Contracting Center, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-1846

Place of Performance:

ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division E, HQ CECOM Contracting Center, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-1846 US