Notice of Intent for Red Hat Re-compete

This Pre-solicitation Notice of Intent (NOI) (here after referred to as NOI) is being released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 5.704: Publicizing pre-award. The IRS is interested in obtaining potential interested parties and also providing NOI to solicit via General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) 70, Commercial Information Technology under SIN 132.33 Perpetual Software License to determine interest. A new competitive single award hybrid Firm Fixed Price (FFP)/ Labor Hour (LH) BPA under FAR subpart 8.4 is required for the same required products and support as the current BPA. The Internal Revenue Service runs Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat JBoss Middleware software on broad array of enterprise class computing platforms. Support and distribution system entitlements, server and component management, packaging and deployment functions, and related technical capabilities are acquired on a subscription basis. Pertinent Information NAICS Code:511210- Software Publishers Type of Order: Hybrid ( firm-fixed price (FFP) and labor-hour) Proposed Period of Performance (PoP): 02/28/2021-02/27/202026 Estimated BPA Value: $100,000,000.00 Options: Yes, Base (12 month) plus 4 (12 month) option years Competitive: Yes Set aside: No Estimated date for award: NLT February 29, 2021 Estimated date RFP will be posted via E-buy: January 11, 2021 Source-selection procedures: LPTA To align with Treasury Mandated Sources, The Best In Class (BIC) vehicle being utilized is GSA. Due to the estimated dollar value of the BPA, a subcontracting plan is required with a Small Business. The IRS understands that partnering may be required to fulfill the requirement, as such it is encouraged to include a Small Business to ensure the Small Business participation factor is met. No telephone requests or inquiries will be honored. Questions, requests for clarification, or other inquiries can be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] no later than 04/10/2020.