Notice of Intent to Sole Source MVS Solutions Software Maintenance

Added: Feb 16, 2017 8:07 pm This NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A NON COMPETITVE CONTRACT is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The authority for this award is FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source; utilizing the procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901.

The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Chief Information Officer (CIO), Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS), Data Center (DC) manages the Information Technology (IT) needs across a broad array of OPM's key day-to-day programs.

Specifically, CIO has a requirement for renewal of MVS Solutions software maintenance and support for OPM's CIO/EIS/DC and National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB). OPM intends to issue a contract to MVS Solutions, Inc., 8300 Woodbine Ave Markham, ON Canada, to provide MVS Solutions software maintenance and support for a period of one year plus two option periods of one year each, for an anticipated total of three years.

MVS Solutions is the only known authorized vendor that can maintain or repair MVS Solutions ThruPut Management AE software.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 511210.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIRMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, all responsible parties who identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement will be considered. No solicitation will be issued, therefore, all requests for the solicitation will be considered non-responsive. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via e-mail to George T. Carroll, george.carroll@opm.gov, within three days of the published date of this notice. Verification of receipt of electronic transmission is the sole responsibility of the contractor. All OPM contractors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to execution of award. If no competitive responses are received, an award will be made to MVS Solutions, Inc.