Notice of Intent - Sole Source

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), under the Department of Defense (DoD), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS), CAGE Code: 4GCV3.  NAPHSIS is the only organization that has the relationships and agreements to obtain birth certifications and verifications immediately via automation (web service).  The immediate responses via the web service and user interface will allow DCSA to immediately verify a subject’s place of birth and will support the background investigation and timeliness requirements.  NAPHSIS will provide timely information in order for DCSA to comply with the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA), which requires DCSA to complete “Secret” level cases in 40 days and “Top Secret” level cases in 80 days.

NAPHSIS shall provide birth certifications for births claimed within the available jurisdictions, which appropriately safeguards the confidentiality of data exchanged.  NAPHSIS will interface directly with the individual jurisdiction databases and provide a single connection for birth certifications/verifications.  DCSA will electronically transmit the personal identifying information (PII) to NAPHSIS.  NAPHSIS will immediately transmit the requests to the jurisdiction and immediately return the results in an electronic format.  Birth queries may be submitted to the NAPHSIS via batch processing or single requests.  Results shall be returned immediately via an agreed upon format.  DCSA users will be able to manually enter PII and immediately receive a birth certification response.

Pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.501(a), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency, DCSA intends to conduct a sole source procurement to fulfill this requirement.

The resulting contract is anticipated to include a 12 month base period, plus four 12 month optional periods for a total of 60 months.  The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 813920, Professional Organizations, with a small business size standard of $16.5 million.  

DCSA anticipates releasing a solicitation directly to NAPHSIS in March of 2020.  Award is anticipated to be approximately March 2020.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.  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.