Entrust nShield as a Service

INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Procurement, Office of Information Technology Acquisitions (OITA), intends to award a sole source purchase order for brand name nShield as a Service:  Entrust Datacard, Two Lincoln Centre, 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, Tx, 75241.  The Department of Treasury is requesting this brand name specific nShield as a Service to prevent interruption of ongoing integration of the Derived Personal Identify Verification (PIV) service. This product has features and capabilities not found in the competition and this vendor is the only source for acquiring license for this product. This action will result in a Firm Fixed Price purchase order with a period of performance of September 30, 2020 through September 29, 2021.

The NAICS code is 511210. The authority permitting a sole source acquisition is FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement.”. The point of contact is Ms. Traci Brinkley, Business Operations Specialist, e-mail: Traci.A.Brinkley@irs.gov.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This is a notice of intent to award using other than full and open competition and should not be considered a request for information on whether additional vendors have the capability to perform this service. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered a response. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses to this notice must be emailed to Traci Brinkley at Traci.A.Brinkley@irs.gov. 

All responses must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thursday, September 24, 2020 and will be considered by the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Any responses received as a result of this notice, shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a future competitive requirement.

Responses will NOT be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based upon any written responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.