Software Maintenance Renewal for Secure CRT and Secure FX Licenses

Added: Feb 02, 2018 8:22 am The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Midstates Area Procurement Office intends to issue on a sole source basis with Van Dyke Software, Inc. for 1 year of maintenance for Secure CRT and Secure FX licenses. The services required can only be performed by Van Dyke Software, Inc. because this is the only vendor who can provide encryption using the SecureShell (SSH) protocol. Vendor is the sole manufacturer of the software. The resulting purchase order will be for a one year period, with a period of performance from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

The Government intends to solicit and award with one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. Any other interested organizations must submit a written statement of their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill this requirement to the identified point of contact as soon as possible, but not later than three days after posting of this notice. Emailed statements are acceptable, but the senders bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed to karla.g.wheelan@irs.gov.

Any such statement of capabilities and qualifications received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.