Inmate Telephone System (ITS)

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source The Federal Bureau of Prisons hereby submits a notice of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis, a firm-fixed-price purchase order in accordance with FAR 13.501(a) with UNISYS Corporation, 11720 Plaza America Drive, Reston, VA 20190. The proposed contract action is for telephone maintenance and operations call processing services. The award will be processed under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901. The base year period of performance will be from April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 plus one year option period of performance from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. This announcement constitutes the only announcement for this requirement. Quotations are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Bureau of Prisons' needs. Responses must be received by April 1, 2019, by 8:00 a.m. EST. Responses to this Notice must be directed to lfaytaren@bop.gov. Information received will be considered exclusively for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination not to compete is solely the Government's discretion. The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price contract using Simplified Acquisitions procedures.