Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Mission & Installation Contracting Command - Fort Knox (MICC-Knox) intends to award on a sole-source basis a contract to Claritas, LLC for software license Segmentation and Market solutions (SMS) and PRIZM Premier Zip plus 6 directory. Nielsen Claritas Prizm segmentation is a unique segmentation system which is heavily integrated into many of the Army data models, data systems, and data repositories and is key to providing analytical support of Army national and local advertising efforts. Market research has demonstrated that Claritas, LLC is the only responsible source able to meet the government's requirement for the specified software.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) and a solicitation will not be issued. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition for this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received by 12 August 2018, 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST), the award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 12 August 2018, 11:00 A.M. Eastern time to MICC - Fort Knox, John Haarala at john.p.haarala.civ@mail.mil.

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