Notice of Intent

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - HS002120Q0013 

Please see below for details surrounding the Government’s intent to award a sole-source contract to National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS). This contract requirement is to obtain real-time access to international criminal, law enforcement, and public safety records over a secure network. The secure network must provide access to Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) repositories for multiple law enforcement agencies to include United States local areas, regional areas, States and Territories, Washington D.C., Canada and if possible, any other relevant area where CHRI searches may need to be conducted. Criminal, law enforcement, and public safety records must be provided in accordance with Federal Investigative Standards and 5 U.S. Code § 9101-Access to criminal history records for national security and other purposes.  

This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the pre-solicitation information required by FAR 5.201 Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions.

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented by FAR Subpart 13.5. DCSA has a requirement to contract with NLETS in order to meet federal investigative standards as it pertains to the background investigation (BI) process.

The purpose of this action is to inform the industry of DCSA’s intent to sole-source a contract with NLETS. DCSA anticipates releasing a solicitation directly to NLETS in July 2020. Award is anticipated to be approximately August 2020. The resulting contract is expected to include a 9-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The Sole Source Justification will be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE) beta.sam.gov post-award. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 519190 “All Other Information Services” with a business size standard of $30M. The applicable PSC for this requirement is R612, Information Retrieval.

The requirement will be delivered to multiple government offices across the U.S.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice.

Any questions or responses regarding this notice must be submitted in writing ONLY to heather.m.bushouse.civ@mail.mil and sarah.s.croyle.civ@mail.mil no later than 1:00 PM local time (Quantico, VA) on July 30, 2020.