D--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate intends to award a sole source contract to Prolifics Corporation for QuickTime Application Support Services. The contract will cover one base year with four option years and will be conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. This procurement follows the sole source authority under FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), citing that only Prolifics Corporation is capable of meeting the agency's requirements for this service, classified under NAICS code 541511. Interested parties who believe they are qualified to provide the services may submit detailed information by the specified deadline for consideration, although the government retains sole discretion over whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The notice emphasizes that this is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation will be issued. The purpose of gathering information from other sources is solely to determine if a competitive procurement is necessary. The point of contact for this procurement is Brendan Wentworth, the Contract Specialist, who can be reached at the provided email address. The office handling the contract is located in Herndon, Virginia, and the procurement aims to streamline acquisition by leveraging simplified procedures and commercial item acquisition policies.