Notice of Intent to Sole Source MasterControl

This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the U.S. Army Public Health enter (APHC) to procure MasterControl license and support without competition as prescribed in FAR 13.501(a)(1)(i). Specifically, the Government will procure MasterControl technical/customer support, product upgrades, critical notices, access to the MasterControl customer site and self-service portals and user summits from Mastercontrol, Inc. Mastercontrol, Inc. is the sole source provider of this product with no certified resellers.
The MasterControl Company is the sole supplier and authorized Service Company for the MasterControl Quality Management System (QMS). Additional software and or services relating to this system are not available from any other supplier source. The MasterControl QMS is currently in place at the US APHC. MasterControl uses proprietary software and they are the only company that can provide the annual maintenance agreement support for the requested product. They are also the only company that can provide licenses and additional business enterprise units for the QMS. There would be a significant loss and/or rework based on purchasing a different system.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 511210 and FSC D318.

This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a). USAMRAA intends to publish a solicitation no sooner than 15 days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as brand name only.

All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to James Cheng at james.cheng1.civ@mail.mil.

Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above email address listed above no later than 4:30 PM ET, 6 August 2019.

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