SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2022 9:50:10 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- SC OAK RIDGE OFFICE OAK RIDGE TN 37831 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37831
- Solicitation Number
- OSTI-2022-17
- Response Due
- 9/16/2022 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Tammy Payne, Phone: 8655760247
- E-Mail Address
-
paynet@osti.gov
(paynet@osti.gov)
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE The U.S. Department of Energy�s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OST) intends to award an open market firm-fixed contract to Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC, 20110 One Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110-2012. �OSTI has a continuing requirement for the pickup, storage and scheduled return of back-up magnetic media from the Iron Mountain Data Center. �Iron Mountain is currently the incumbent of this contract and provides off-site data storage services utilizing the most sophisticated facilities in the region.� Iron Mountain offers and uses an automated bar-code controlled accounting system for OSTI back-up tapes that interfaces with OSTI�s bar-coded tape back-up systems. Two major requirements of this service are that the contractor must be located within a 150-mile radius from the OSTI Facility, which is located in Oak Ridge, TN, in order to deliver media within a 4-hour response time and must comply with the Certification of Compliance of Vault with Specified Technical Requirements.� This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals; nor will a solicitation be issued.� This contract will consist of one (1) base year and four (4) option years.� The OSTI has determined that in accordance FAR Part 6.302-1(b) (1) (i) � unique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities that will satisfy agency requirements.� Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the point of contact or alternate point of contact.� While competition is possible, competing this requirement would result in duplication of cost that would include, but not be limited to, the cost of transportation of more than 800 tapes to another storage facility and the cost of implementing a new numbering system. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services. Any vendor who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by September 12, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. EST.� Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to paynet@osti.gov by 5:00 p.m. local time.� A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.� Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. Contracting Office Address: US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Government Point of Contact:� Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 FAX:� (865) 576-3589 EMAIL: paynet@osti.gov
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/9a0de91deb1647c2ba8ce4a0a0732270/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
- Zip Code: 37830
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06453219-F 20220908/220906230112 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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