Notice of Intent to Sole Source: CST Studio Suite

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) intends to award a firm-

fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to CST of America, Inc. The

requirement is to provide software license maintenance in support of the Ship's

Signal

Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F effort.



This notice of intent is not a request for quote. A determination by the

Government not

to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of

the

government. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.



Simplified Acquisitions Procedures under FAR Part 13 apply. The applicable

NAICS Code is

511210 and the business size standard in millions of dollars is $38.5 million.

The point of contact for this announcement is Matthew Dozier at e-mail

matthew.dozier@navy.mil.



All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management

(SAM)

website prior to award of contract. Information can be found at

https://www.sam.gov/.



To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to the SPAWAR

E-Commerce

website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. Responses are due by 0900

PDT 20

March 2016.



Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, and 52.252-2, Clauses

Incorporated by

Reference, all provisions and clauses can be accessed in full text at

www.farsite.hill.af.mil

or https://acquistion.gov/far/.



The following are FAR and DFARS provisions, incorporated by reference, apply to

this

solicitation:

52.204-7, System for Award Management;

52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting;

52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offer;

52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or

a

Felony Conviction under any Federal Law;

52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items;

52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items;

52.212-3 and Alt I, Offeror Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items

(As

registered in SAM);

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain

Activities or

Transactions Relating to IranRepresentation and Certifications;

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference;

252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials;

252.203-7996, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain

Internal

Confidentiality Agreements Representation (DEVIATION 2016-O0003);

252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls;

252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure;

252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance

Information

Retrieval SystemStatistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations;

252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit;

252.215-7008, Only One Offer;

252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate;

252.225-7020, Trade Agreement Certificate;



The following additional FAR and DFARS clauses, incorporated by reference,

apply to this

solicitation:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government;

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform

Employees of Whistleblower Rights;

52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel;

52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems,

52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance;

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items;

52.212-5-Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive

Orders -- Commercial Items (Tailored at Award);

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors;

52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation;

52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination;

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials;

252.203-7997, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain

Internal

Confidentiality Agreements Representation (DEVIATION 2016-O0003)

252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information;

252.204-7006, Billing Instructions;

252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor

Reported

Cyber Incident Information;

252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information;

252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors;

252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation (applies to items over

$5K);

252.211-7008, Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers;

252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium;

252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program;

252.225-7021, Trade Agreements;

252.225-7036, Buy AmericanFree Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments;

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports;

252.232-7006, Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions;

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments;

252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel;

252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services

252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk;

252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items;

252.246-7003, Notification of Potential Safety Issues;

252.246-7004, Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military;

252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea; and,

252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea.