Notice of Intent to Sole Source: BIND Software Subscription Renewal

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization/PS8322, located at Building 3600, 2300 East Drive, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225-5406 is issuing this notice of intent to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a sole source award under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The intended Contractor is Internet Systems Corporation., located at 60 Exeter Road, Suite 104, Newmarket, New Hampshire 03857-1945. The DISA/Acquisition/Cyber Program Executive Office requires Internet Systems Corporation’s Berkley Internet Name Domain (BIND) Silver Software Subscription renewal. This procurement is being conducted using commercial items procedures pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), allowing the contracting officer to solicit from one source.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this requirement is 541519, Other Computer Related Services. The Product and Service Code for this requirement is 7A21, Information Technology and Telecom – Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software). The Small Business Administration size standard for this sector is $34,000,000. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals.

No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail Gerald Thomas at gerald.c.thomas6.civ@mail.mil and Kristopher Onstott at kristopher.j.onstott.civ@mail.mil with the following information referenced in the subject line, Request for Quote (RFQ) 832572343. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the 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. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit an offer or quotation which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Central Time (CT) on June 25, 2023 to Gerald Thomas at gerald.c.thomas6.civ@mail.mil and Kristopher Onstott at kristopher.j.onstott.civ@mail.mil. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.