INTENT TO AWARD SOLE-SOURCE TO SANS for SEC 504 Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling training and NetWars Tournament Training Course

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 

W911YP21R0012

RESTRICTIONS: 

Sole Source

SUBJECT: 

Intent to Award Sole Source to SANS Institute in support of CyberShield 2021 exercise

LOCATION:  

Utah Army National Guard, G6

17800 S Redwood Rd, Bluffdale, UT 84065

RESPONSE DUE DATE:  

21 June 2021 at 1200 PM MST 

CONTRACTING POC: 

William (Billy) T. Brown III  Email: William.t.brown68.civ@mail.mil

DESCRIPTION:

The Utah National Guard, Purchasing and Contracting Office, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract, with a Period of Performance (PoP) of 12 July - 17 July 2021 to The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies, Inc (Cage Code 1HTA8) in support of the CyberShield 2021 training exercise.  The contract will provide on-site proprietary SANS SEC 504 Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling training and NetWars Tournament Training in support of the exercise.  These services will be provided at Army Garrison Camp Williams located at 17800 S Redwood Road Bluffdale, Utah 84065.  NAICS code will be 611430 – “Professional & Management Development Services.”  FAR 6.302-1(a) is being used to solicit this requirement as a sole source requirement. 

INTEREST PARTIES:

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the UTARNG USPFO for Utah within ten (10) calendar days from the posting of this notice or by 1200 MST 21 JUNE 2021.  Supporting information must be furnished to demonstrate the firm’s ability to provide the CNC above.  Information can be sent to Contracting Officer, William T. Brown III at William.t.brown68.civ@mail.mil.  No telephone or facsimile requests will be accepted unless deemed absolutely necessary.  Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  If no responses are received, the USPFO for Utah will proceed with the sole source award.