2017-31_IT_Operations_Support

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Procurement Center, located at 3901 Adams Avenue, Fort Lee, Virginia, intends to award a sole source contract to Leidos Management Systems Designers for continued technical support of enterprise level components of the DCMA Infrastructure and Local Area Network (LAN) in the DCMA production Data Centers. This includes messaging support; configuration management; asset management; patch management; data center server and infrastructure support; web systems and database support; portal support; directory services support; remote access solutions support (such as terminal services); and operating systems support, including primarily Windows, Linux, and Solaris support. The contractor has primary responsibility for the Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) unclassified systems with DCMA and also provides occasional advice, recommendations and support to Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) classified systems. The services provide mission essential support for our DCMA Data Center and Applications Group Operations at Carson, Columbus, and Boston and it is mission critical that these service continue uninterrupted. This requirement is classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541512 with a size standard of $27.5 Million. The Product or Service Code (PSC) is R425 and the period of performance will be September 30, 2017 through September 29, 2018. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as prescribed in FAR 13.501(a) Sole Source. A justification to not compete this acquisition has been properly executed and included with this notice. The justification addresses the requirements of FAR 5.207(c)(15), reason for lack of competition. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government for the requirement identified above. Information received in response to such notice is normally considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement; however, a determination by the Government to not compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government.