Blueforce Situational Awareness Platform Upgrade

Notice of Intent to Sole Source/Sources Sought The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Chief Procurement Office intends to negotiate with Blueforce Development Corporation, located in Newburyport, MA, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source, for providing a Blueforce Situational Awareness Platform Upgrade. The unique technical specifications for the Blueforce Situational Awareness Platform Upgrade is that is must integrate seamlessly with and upgrade the current FirstNet Blueforce Situational Awareness Platform software and hardware. The NAICS Code is 511210 Software Publishers, with a Small Business Size Standard of $38.5M. FirstNet anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price award to Blueforce Development Corporation for this requirement. Interested parties who can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirements listed above for FirstNet must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. Please limit responses to five (5) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product. 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products that meet the specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our minimum specifications and finalizing our market research. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 3/5/2019. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than 10:00 am MST 2/6/2019.