Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Allegro Software Licenses and Support

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

The Cherry Point Satellite Contracting Office, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Cherry Point, NC 28533 hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to EMA Design Automation Inc. 225 Tech Park Dr. Rochester NY 14623, (Cage Code: 04PC5) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East, MCAS Cherry Point, NC has a requirement to establish a contract for Allegro PCB Software Licenses and Support. Market research has revealed this contractor is the only source capable of providing the required software as they are the OEM's (Cadence Design Systems Inc.) only authorized reseller. Therefore, the government intends to procure these services on a sole source basis from EMA Designs Automation Inc. the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) authorized reseller

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which, if received within three (3) calendar days after the date of the publication of this synopsis, will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses received as a result of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Point of contact for this requirement is Scott Beliveau, scott.beliveau@usmc.mil .

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