Notice of Intent to Sole Source, Whoop membership

NOTICE OF INTENT

The 111th ATKW Contracting Office intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Whoop, Inc. (Unique Entity ID LWA6KPGJYCG7), 1325 Boylston STREET, Suite 401 Boston, Massachusetts for the purchase of Whoop memberships for Biddle Air National Guard Base. Whoop membership and bands are only sold and manufactured by Whoop, Inc. The proposed contract action for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Whoop, Inc., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

Interested vendors may identify their interest and capability of responding to this requirement of the required Whoop service, or interested parties may submit quotes/offers. This notice of intent is neither a request for competitive quotes nor a solicitation for offers/proposals. However, all quotes/offers for the Whoop service received by the closing date and time of this Notice of Intent will be considered by the Government. Interested parties stating capability shall be an authorized Whoop contractor and shall be able to provide the below Whoop service and support.  The below, although not limited to just the below, is required to meet the Government needs:

• Must be capable of tracking biometric data and displaying the data in a mobile application for the user to view.

• Must provide an active role for the user through a journal to record daily variables that might affect sleep and recovery (e.g., nutrition, hydration, and lifestyle factors).

• Must be able analyze data, both biometric and user input, to provide individual insights on the impacts of sleep and recovery.

• Must be worn as long as possible with few gaps so it records extensive accurate quantitative and qualitative data. Thus, it must be capable of being on 24-7, without interruption, and without the requirement to remove the device for charging.

• Must be flexible in how it is worn as Air Force and Department of Defense policy restrict airman from wearing certain items in order to meet safety requirements during the performance of their duties.

• Must be transferable to other airman so that multiple airman are able to receive the benefit of this data over the life of the wearable device or service contract without any additional charges.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any interested party may send inquiries/concerns to the below point of contact:

Geoffrey Janavaris (Geoffrey.Janavaris.1@us.af.mil)