OUSD Comptroller GEX Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Peraton, Inc. of Herndon, Virginia for data processing, hosting, and related services. The contract, reference number HQ003425RE166, will be awarded under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), which permits sole source awards when only one contractor is capable of providing the required supplies or services at the necessary quality level. The services fall under NAICS code 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services) with a small business size standard of $35,500,000 in annual sales. This notice was posted on September 4, 2025, and represents the government's intent to proceed with a non-competitive procurement.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the contracting community of the government's intention to award a sole source contract while providing an opportunity for other qualified sources to express their capabilities. The government justifies the sole source approach by stating that the supplies or services required are unique or highly specialized, making Peraton the only contractor capable of meeting the quality requirements. Although this is not a competitive solicitation, responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by the September 11, 2025 deadline for government consideration. The notice emphasizes that the government retains full discretion to determine whether a competitive procurement would be in its best interest and reserves the right to cancel the sole source award if circumstances warrant. Contractors interested in demonstrating their capabilities must meet the eligibility criteria of being responsible sources capable of providing the specialized data processing and hosting services required.