Digital Asset Management Service

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The USDA, Rural Development (RD), Procurement Management Office, intends to award a sole source contract for a Base Year and Four Option Years, utilizing Simplified Acquisitions Procedures to PHOTOSHELTER INC., for Digital Asset Management Services. This contract is for all labor, material, and equipment. All work shall be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work.

This sole source acquisition meets the conditions of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and is not a request for competitive quotes, however all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements should contact danielle.rodriguez@usda.gov. NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE ISSUED. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.

Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and will be at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer. If no written responses are received by 3:00 P.M. E.S.T. 9 June 2022, the contract will be awarded without further notice.

All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Complete SAM registration means a registered DUNS and CAGE.

It is anticipated that any resulting solicitation will be for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract with a Product Service Code (PSC) DK01 and a NAICS of 518210 with a size standard of $35,000,000.00

This notice of intent is for information purposes only. All sources eligible to provide this requirement must respond in writing. Responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly articulate the ability to provide this requirement as outlined above. A request for documentation will not be considered as an affirmative response. If no responses are received within 3 calendar days after publication of this notice, to the effect that comparable items are available, and that it is more advantageous to the Government that obtaining this service through a sole-source contract, then a sole-source acquisition will be made. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice.

Telephone responses or inquiries to this notice will NOT be accepted.