Intent to Sole Source - OIG Teammate Software

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT: The Department of Education, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Contracts and Acquisitions Management, located at 550 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C., 20202, intends to award a sole source contract to CCH Incorporated, a Wolters Kluwer company, for the annual renewal of these 200 TeamMate software licenses for the period of 9/30/14 through 9/29/2015. The TeamMate software is project management software specifically tailored to meet the needs of auditors and managers to effectively plan, manage, and maintain on-going and future projects in one central area. It allows online collaboration among geographically disbursed staff members and centrally maintains the records in a secure manner. The contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one sole source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement. Any responses to this notice of contract action shall be submitted to Matt Healey, via email at [email protected], no later than 8:00 AM, EST, 23 September 2014.