Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Dell Federal Systems, LP - VMWare Training Credits

This is a notice of intent to sole source a procurement under FAR subpart 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), only one source is capable of providing the supplies at the level of quality required because the supplies are unique or highly specialized and DFARS 208.7402– Departments and Agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and related services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Initiative (ESI).  This requirement is a for VMWare software licenses. The applicable NAICS Code is 541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.  The USMC Regional Contracting Office (RCO) – Marine Corps Installations-National Capital Region (MCI-NCR) at Quantico Marine Corps Base, VA intends to award a sole source contract to Dell Federal Systems, LP 380 New York St, Redlands, CA 92373-8100.

The MCI-NCR RCO intends to award this requirement under the authority FAR subpart 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), “only one source is capable of providing the supplies at the level of quality required because the supplies are unique or highly specialized” and DFARS 208.7402– Departments and Agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and related services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Initiative (ESI).

This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Capability statements or quotes, if received timely, will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses shall be emailed to Kellie Holley at kellie.holley@usmc.mil.