INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE -- DIGITAL SCIENCE and RESEARCH SOLUTIONS
Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0024425Q0090
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Digital Science and Research Solutions. The contract will be awarded under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) based on the company being the only available source to meet the government's needs. Specifically, the contract involves procuring Overleaf Collaborator software subscriptions for the Naval Postgraduate School's educational and research missions. The notice is classified under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers and pertains to a firm fixed price procurement. The government has determined that Digital Science and Research Solutions is the sole authorized provider of this proprietary software.
Contractors interested in responding to this notice must submit a capability statement that comprehensively demonstrates their ability to provide the required licenses. The capability statement must not exceed 6 pages, use a minimum 10-point font, and include detailed management, technical, and cost information proving authorized distribution rights. All submissions must be emailed as a Microsoft Word or PDF attachment to Gabrielle.a.custodio.civ@us.navy.mil by the specified due date. The government will review all received capability statements to determine whether to proceed with the sole source purchase or potentially conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone requests or offers will not be considered. Interested parties should understand that the government retains sole discretion in making a final determination about the procurement approach, and submissions will be evaluated strictly for the purpose of assessing potential competitive alternatives to the sole source award.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a firm fixed price contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:
Digital Science and Research Solutions
625 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513210.
The objective of this sole source award is to procure Overleaf Collaborator software subscriptions to support the commands’ educational and research missions for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).
Digital Science and Research Solutions is the only source that can provide the subscription due to the proprietary nature of this software, no other company was found that has authorized third-party service providers.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the licenses and proof as being an authorized distributor of the product. Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point.
All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address:
Gabrielle.a.custodio.civ@us.navy.mil
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
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