Notification of Intent

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE DELIVERY ORDER AWARD TO SKILLSOFT CORPORATION TO PROVIDE COURSEWARE COLLECTION SUITE OF LEARNING ASSETS. The Department of Defense (DOD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to award sole source delivery order award to SkillSoft Corporation under the statutory authority permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition, under provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) - One Responsible Source. WHS/AD intends to issue a delivery order to Skillsoft Corporation 107 Northeastern Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062 to provide 5,000 SkillSoft full courseware with legal compliance licenses. The anticipated Period of Performance (POP) will be a 12 month Base Period, beginning September 25, 2019 with two 12 month option periods. Pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend services the government has the option to extend services for an additional six months. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) delivery order for Skillsoft courseware licenses. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this notice via email in Word or PDF format,, with a file size less than 5MB to Mr. Aubrey J. McKinney, Contract Specialist, [email protected] no later than 1:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Savings Time), August 13, 2019. Zipped files will not be accepted. All information submitted should support the Offerors capability to provide the items required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an Offeror's bona fide capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511210, "Software Publishers" Size Standard: 38.5 in millions of dollars.