Intent to issue a sole source award to Fiserv

The Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, and Information Technology
Service Center (C4IT SC) Procurement and Contracting Organization, in support of the Coast Guard Operations Systems Center (OSC), intends to award a sole source, fixed-priced contract with Fiserv. The period of performance will include a base of 01 January 2018 - 31 December 2018, and four one-year options for a total of 60 months. The contract will provide Checkfree Maintenance for FINCEN (FUND XPEDITE) and an upgrade to version 8.1. The Government understands that the software is exclusive and proprietary to Fiserv and no authorized resellers exist.

The purpose of the contract, if executed, will be to ensure the continuity of mission critical software support for the U.S. Coast Guard.

The C4IT SC Procurement and Contracting Organization intends to negotiate this contract on a sole source basis with Fiserv, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMPETITIVE QUOTE. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government and show clear and convincing evidence that another source is capable of meeting the Government's requirements and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no written responses are received within five (5) days after the publication of this response, the extension and upgrade will be awarded without further notice.

Questions and comments pertaining to this procurement shall be emailed to Brenda.E. Oberholzer@uscg.mil.