IBM WebSphere MQ V7.5 & 7.1 Support and Maintenance

February 13, 2018 Federal Business Opportunities Solicitation- 5000022562 Post for 5 days Response end date- February 21, 2018 RE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Information Technology Acquisition Branch (OITA) intends to issue a sole source, firm-fixed price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This procurement will be prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b), using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to award to: Information Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 6710 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817-1824 BASE PERIOD I- POP-02/28/2018 - 02/27/2019 Item # Part Number Description Qty# 0001 5724-H72 WebSphere MQ V7.1 (5724-H72) on distributed operating systems (Not including iSeries). 1 BASE PERIOD II- POP-05/01/2018 - 04/30/2019 0001A 5724-H72 WebSphere MQ V7.5 (5724-H72) on distributed operating systems (Not including iSeries). 1 OPTION PERIOD I- POP-05/01/2019 - 04/30/2020 1001 5724-H72 WebSphere MQ V7.5 (5724-H72) on distributed operating systems (Not including iSeries). 1 OPTION PERIOD II- POP-05/01/2020 - 04/30/2021 For the purchase of: Extended Maintenance and support for end of life IBM products (see table below). The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), Only one responsible source, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Market research based on a previous FBO notice showed that there was only one source available to provide the required software. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541511. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes; however, all responsible sources may submit a quote, if received within five calendar days of the publication of this notice, shall be considered by the IRS. All interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide the required software within 5 days of this publication via e-mail to the Contract Specialist below. No telephone or facsimile requests will be accepted. This is not a solicitation for proposals or an invitation for bids. The Government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice of a non-competitive action. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. The point of contact for this purchase is listed below. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Contracting Office Address: 5000 Ellin Road Lanham, Maryland 20706 Mail stop- C-7 Primary Point of Contact: Contracting Specialist, Allison Dotson Allison.M.Dotson@irs.gov Phone: 240-613-7482