DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Continuity Programs (NCP) hereby provides a notice of intent to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement with Mutualink, Inc., 1269 South Broad Street, Wallingford, CT to for the procurement of services to provide operations and maintenance support, upgrade and maintain proprietary software, and configure/maintain additional HUB site(s). The period of performance will be one (1) base year period starting approximately March 31, 2018, plus four 1 year option periods. The total estimated cost is approximately $3,000,000.00. Market Research was previously conducted and it has been determined that only Mutualink, Inc. is able to meet the Government's needs due to the software and maintenance services being proprietary in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), Justification: The property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency. The Mutualink IGS Kits require upgrades to maintain the integrity of the systems. The code on the IGS Kits is proprietary to the manufacturer. Mutualink, Inc. is the only source that provides operations and maintenance services for the kits. Furthermore, Mutualink, Inc. is the only manufacturer that can provide additional kits to be integrated into the network and configure the secondary HUB site. This sole source contracting action is being conducted pursuant to FAR 8.402(f) whereas the open market portion of the requirement will utilize a Justification and Approval (J&A). The GSA Schedule portion of this requirement will utilize a Limited Sources Justification (LSJ). This hereby constitutes a synopsis of the open market scope of work included in this requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document will be posted for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice may submit technical data, including price, with sufficient documentation to establish capability in providing the same or similar facilities/products/services. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the FEMA/NCP program. All statements received by the closing date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to or not to initiate a competitive solicitation based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Officer, Christopher Wright, at
[email protected] via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission - FEMANCPIGS.