Notice of Intent to Sole Source - GEC Information and Research Analysis - Novetta, Inc.

***This notice is prepared in accordance with requirements set forth under FAR 5.201 and 6.302-1. ***
The Department of State Office of Acquisition Management, on behalf of the Global Engagement Center (GEC) issues this notice of its intent to negotiate a sole source contract (base and up to two,1-year options) to Novetta, Inc for proprietary support.
GEC has identified Novetta, Inc as the only available source for the required Information and Research Analysis support, as described in the attached Requirements overview.
Novetta has a proprietary data model that directly supports the GEC's core mission by providing impossible to replicate, pattern-based analysis of individual behavior of both state and non-state actors, on an event, quote and comment level analysis that can quantify effects in ways that GEC has not been able to obtain from other sources. After eight years of market research and countless demonstrations by companies wishing to sell their services, the GEC has not been able to find any organization that possesses the sophistication, effectiveness, and capability to design data-driven influence campaigns that work anywhere near as well as Novetta. This data is unobtainable from any other source and has, in some cases, multiple years of baseline data not available from other sources.
Should potential sources believe they have the required range of services GEC requires, respond to this Notice by submitting written capabilities/specifications of the solution to the Contracting Officer at the email address provided. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, all responses received by the deadline located in this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government whether a competitive procurement is feasible may be based upon responses to this notice and is solely at the discretion of the Government. If no affirmative responses are received by the deadline to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, a contract will be negotiated with Novetta. Note that any respondents must have a TS facility clearance and have the ability to bring aboard individuals the can obtain/maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
The resulting contract is to be processed using FAR 13.501 in conjunction with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.
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