HHS Notice of Intent VMware Open Market Items

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS and is only to address “open market” items under a General Services (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) as described in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 8.402(f) as solicited under GSA RFQ1610602 on GSA eBuy.  A separate solicitation package will not be issued. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications via email to jacob.matthews@psc.hhs.gov. Based upon responses to this notice, a determination by the Government not to award this proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered only for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement via GSA is in the best interest of the Government. No telephone requests will be accepted.  Anticipated award date is March 29, 2023.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Acquisition Management (OAMS), intends to award a Delivery Order to a GSA MAS holder (TBD) for the purpose of obtaining VMware Software Licenses. The intended Delivery Order includes open market items under the amount of the simplified acquisition threshold that are being included for administrative convenience as permitted by FAR 8.402(f).  The specific SKUs are as follows: FUS13-PRO-1Y-TLSS-F, V-HAH-ADCUB-12P-C, V-HAH-CRCUB-12P-C, V-HAH-CRNUB-12P-C, NB-VC2000-EXTNDD-12P-C, V-WOA-CLD-D-P-F, and V-WOHOS-AMCL-D-F.  The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this effort is 513210 and the business size standard is $41.5. This procurement is not a Total Small Business Set-Aside.