Notice of Intent to Sole Source - ISA

Added: Sep 10, 2008 7:39 pm The Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear SecurityAdministration (NNSA)

Service Center intends to negotiate a sole source, Indefinite

Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to International Services and

Advisors, Inc. (ISA), 583 Upper Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

for

the Second Line of Defense (SLD) Program, Office of International Materials



Protection and Cooperation (NA-25). The proposed new contract will have

three-year base period and one (1) two-year option period with a maximum

ceiling of $9.75M. The North American Industry Classification System Code

for

the procurement is 541990. NNSA intends to procure technical and

scientific

support in the areas of radiation sciences, nuclear systems and

technologies,

security and law enforcements and other technical fields necessary for the

SLD

s program activities in Russia, countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU),



Western Europe, and other countries as determined to be in the interest of

U.S.

National Security. For this effort, the SLD program requires personnel who



possess trusted agent status. Trusted agents have a variety of expert

skills

and a unique portfolio of connections in the FSU and other countries that

are

difficult or impossible for Federal or Laboratory staff to access. The key



personnel who will be providing technical support services on behalf of ISA



under this contract have earned Trusted Agent status with the FSU

organizations

that will be involved with this requirement. This status makes ISAs key

personnel uniquely qualified to provide the required services, as they have



established unique relationships and have exclusive access to sensitive

information.



The authority cited for this procurement is 41 U.S.C. (c) (1) as

implemented by

FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services

Will

Satisfy Agency Requirements. The proposed contract action is for services

for

which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source

under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their

interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of

intent

is not a request for competitive proposals. 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. Information received will

normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to

conduct

a competitive procurement. ALL QUESTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE

CONDUCTED

VIA E-MAIL to Kathleen Henderson @ khenderson@doeal.gov not later than 4:00



P.M., Mountain Time, September 25, 2008. THERE WILL BE NO RESPONSE TO

TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND/OR QUESTIONS.