SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT ACTION - ONE LICENSES IN SUPPORT OF TOA/PGI

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), on behalf of Program Executive Officer Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I), Command and Control Systems Program Office (PMW 150), intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with One Network Enterprises (ONE) for the procurement of software licenses and software maintenance for ONE Real Time Value Network (RTVN) DefenseCore2.0 software. The prospective award is based on the authority for other than full and open competition found at 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services will satisfy agency requirements. Currently, only ONE can provide the required software to meet the TOA & PGI requirements. The requirement cannot be fulfilled by any source other than ONE without substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. A solicitation is anticipated to be issued and subsequently awarded in Fiscal Year 2018. The prospective award is planned to be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contract with a five year period of performance (one-year base and four one-year options). The Government is not soliciting proposals in response to this synopsis. However, in an effort to foster competition, any prospective offeror may provide relevant information, by the requested due date below, which the Government may consider in its continued review of the sole source nature of this requirement. The Government will not pay for the provision of any information nor will it compensate any respondents for the development of such information. The solicitation will be issued without further notice. The Contracting Officer is Kelly Smith and the point of contact for questions is the Contract Specialist: Rema Khalife via email at [email protected]. To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to the SPAWAR E-Commerce website at https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. Responses are due by 10 OCT 2017. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OR OBLIGATION TO ISSUE A FUTURE RFP. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS, AND THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTRACT FOR ANY SUPPLIES OR SERVICES. Future information, if released, will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) and SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website: https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring these sites for additional information pertaining to this announcement.