Enterprise Dataset License

Special Notice - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), proposes to enter into a contract on behalf of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Cyber Crimes Center on a sole source firm fixed priced basis to Spyder Forensics.
The requirement will be sole sourced to Spyder Forensics for dataset licensing which provides virtual forensic training.
This procurement is being conducted in with the procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 in accordance with 41 U.S.C.1901 and FAR Part 6.302-1 "soliciting from a single source." The NAICS code is 611420 and has a size standard of $11,000,000 for this procurement. Market Research has revealed that Spyder Forensics is the only provider of this proprietary virtual training environment. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit quotations no later than 9:00AM CST, September 11, 2019 to: Ahisha.L.Alexander@ice.dhs.gov. Responses received will be reviewed; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)
Respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration.
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