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Intent to award Sole Source Contract to Blackboard

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The Naval War College intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Blackboard, Inc. for the procurement of Blackboard's Gov Learning Performance SAAS Plus. This contract will be issued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and USC 2304(c)(1), citing the availability of the services from only one responsible source, and no alternatives meeting the agency’s needs. The contract term includes a base year from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, with two option years following. Despite the sole source intent, the solicitation is unrestricted and all responsible sources may submit their interest and capability; however, no formal quotations or solicitation documents will be requested. Interested parties must notify the Contracting Officer, Jason Hewitt, via email by 5:00 PM Eastern on December 26, 2017, to be considered. This acquisition falls under NAICS code 518210, with a small business threshold of $32.5 million. If no other responses are received by the deadline, the contract will be awarded solely to Blackboard, with an estimated award date no later than January 1, 2018. The decision not to compete the contract is based on market research but ultimately remains at the government’s discretion. The Naval War College’s contracting division manages this procurement, located in Newport, Rhode Island, under the Department of Defense.

General Info

Naval War College seeks sole source Blackboard SAAS contract, base year 2018, two option years, notification deadline.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval War College

NAICS

518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

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PostedDec 13

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval War College

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OfficeNEWPORT, RI, 02841-1207, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval War College

Office AddressNEWPORT, RI, 02841-1207, USA

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Full Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the Naval War College, Contracting Division, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract to Blackboard under their GSA Contract GS-35F-0554M . Under the authority of USC 2304(c)(1) pursuant to FAR 6.202-1(a)(2), the product or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based on market research and is solely within the discretion of the government. Even though a Firm-Fixed Price/Sole Source Contract is anticipated, firms or persons may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer, Jason Hewitt, Email: contact@example.gov A determination by the Contracting Officer not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Naval War College has a requirement for Blackboards Gov Learning Performance SAAS Plus with a base year from 1/1/2018 to 12/31/2018 with two option years. This acquisition is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. The NAICS code is 518210 with a small business standard of $32.5M. Even though the intent is for a sole source contract, all responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Quotations are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement through email submission to Jason Hewitt (contact@example.gov) no later than 05:00 PM Eastern, 26 December 2017. If no responses are received by the above referenced date/time a sole source contract will be awarded to Blackboard, Inc. The award date is estimated to be no later than 1 January 2018