D -- NESSUS Direct Plugin Feed annual subscription

USDA, ITS Contracting Team proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis a commercial item contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)with Tenable Network Security, Inc. 7063 Columbia Gateway Drive Suite 100 Columbia, MD 21046 for annual subscription for the Nessus Direct Plugin Feed (includes support for Nessus 3)for its proprietary product. The sole source determination is based upon USDA's requirement for this product and that Tenable Network Securities is the owner, sole developer and licensor of the product.This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. Firms believing they can fully meet the Government's requirement may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact by August 29, 2007. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon the responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.