Notice of intent to award sole source

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

4 December 2019

The NASA Shared Services Center Contracts Department at Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, hereby formally announces the intent to award a firm-fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement on a sole source basis to Pointwise, Inc. for new software licenses, and continued software maintenance of Pointwise products and services. The baseline requirements will include maintenance support for the existing licenses.     

The proposed contract action is for services for which NASA intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of  41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by FAR 13.501(a). 

This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals; however, all interested persons that identify to the Contracting Officer their intent and capabilities to satisfy the Government’s requirement with commercial items and are received within 3 calendar days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  For specific questions, please contact the Contract Specialist, Joseph R. Tynes, at joseph.r.tynes@nasa.gov or by telephone at 228-813-6167, or the Contracting Officer, Justin Fraser, at justin.s.fraser@nasa.gov or by telephone at 228-813-6153.