SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- nShield as a Service
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2021 4:17:49 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL OFFICE - PROCUREMENT OITA NEW CARROLLTON MD 20706 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20706
- Response Due
- 10/1/2021 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/16/2021
- Point of Contact
- Jenell Washington
- E-Mail Address
-
Jenell.Washington@irs.gov
(Jenell.Washington@irs.gov)
- Description
- INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Procurement, Office of Information Technology Acquisitions (OITA), intends to award a sole source purchase order for brand name nShield as a Service:� Entrust, Inc., Two Lincoln Centre, 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, Tx, 75241.� The Department of Treasury is requesting this brand name specific nShield as a Service to prevent interruption of ongoing integration of the Derived Personal Identify Verification (PIV) service. This product has features and capabilities not found in the competition and this vendor is the only source for acquiring license for this product. Also, Entrust has informed the IRS that due to the nature of the work being performed and tight timeline of these requirements they will not be looking to have this opportunity supported by any resellers and expecting this to be a direct purchase to Entrust.� This action will result in a Firm Fixed Price purchase order with a period of performance of September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022, plus four one-year option periods.� � The NAICS code is 511210. The authority permitting a sole source acquisition is FAR 6.302-1, ""Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will�satisfy agency requirement.�. The point of contact is Ms. Jenell Washington, Acquisition Specialist, e-mail:� Jenell.Washington@irs.gov. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This is a notice of intent to award using other than full and open competition and should not be considered a request for information on whether additional vendors have the capability to perform this service. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered a response. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses to this notice must be emailed to Jenell Washington at Jenell.Washington@irs.gov.� All responses must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, October 1, 2021 and will be considered by the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Any responses received as a result of this notice, shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a future competitive requirement. Responses will NOT be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based upon any written responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20024, USA
- Zip Code: 20024
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20024
- Record
- SN06140836-F 20210924/210922230120 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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