The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to ZIXCORP, 2711 N. Haskell Avenue, Suite 2300,LB 36, Dallas Texas for the license renewal and maintenance of its proprietary commercial Zixmail service. The proposed action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. The period of performance is December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2009. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. All quotations received with pricing and sufficient technical documentation to establish a bonafide capacity to meet the requirement received by 2:00 P.M., November 30, 2006 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document is available. Such information, if submitted, should be emailed to
[email protected]. Oral questions will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted via email to
[email protected]. If this procurement is competed, no additional synopsis will be published and a request for quotation will only be forwarded to the intended vendor and firms that respond to this synopsis of intent.