Udacity subscription package

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open basis the below listed requirements:

       Udacity Subscription Package 12-month term

       Seats for Courses & Nanodegrees Qty. 20 Learners

       Discovery & Fluency Catalog Access Qty. 250 Learners

       One-on-one (1:1) sessions Qty. 5

This is sole sourced to Udacity, Part of Accenture, 2440 W El Camino Real, Ste 101 Mountain View, Ca 94040. This is sole sourced to Udacity as this is a renewal of existing Courses & Nanodegree seat subscription. Udacity as the educational provider is the only source that can offer the annual subscription, full catalog access and one-on-one (1:1) sessions as one complete package as required.   

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firms believing they can provide the products fulfilling the requirements, may submit a written response to be received at the Contracting Office no later than 5 days after the date of publication of this notice. It must clearly show the firm's ability to be responsive without compromising the quality, accuracy, or reliability of the product without causing programmatic hardship. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency respond to Andrea Farrell by email at: andrea.m.farrell7.civ@us.navy.mil   

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. 

Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number before the registration will be activated.  It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an 'Active' status as the government cannot award to an entity without an 'Active' SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.

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