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The FAA intends to award a contract on a single-source basis to Four, Inc. for the renewal of a 12-month license, support, and services for HCL Technologies, Inc.’s BigFix Compliance and Inventory software. This software solution includes a core infrastructure and agents installed on FAA servers and workstations that collect critical data concerning hardware, software, vulnerabilities, and configuration compliance. The collected data supports the FAA’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program by feeding information to the Department of Transportation’s CDM Dashboard. Since HCL, the original equipment manufacturer, exclusively distributes this product to the federal government through Four, Inc., the FAA is limited to procuring the renewal solely from this source, precluding competitive solicitation. This announcement serves to inform industry of this decision and is provided as an informational notice without responsibility for respondent preparation costs. The contract is managed by the FAA’s Acquisition & Grants office located in Atlantic City, NJ, with the place of performance in Washington, DC. Questions or comments may be directed to the designated Contracting Officer, Paul Rosengrant, by March 28, 2024. The procurement falls under NAICS code 51321, related to software publishing, and aligns with FAA acquisition policy as stipulated in the FAA Acquisition Management System.

General Info

FAA awards single-source 12-month renewal contract to Four, Inc. for BigFix Compliance software support.

Agency

Department Of Transportation → AAQ600 692M15 Acquisition & Grants

NAICS

51321

Place of Performance

Washington, DC, 20591, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

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Timeline

PostedMar 20

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Transportation → AAQ600 692M15 Acquisition & Grants

Contacts1 person available

OfficeATLANTIC CITY, NJ, 08405, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Transportation → AAQ600 692M15 Acquisition & Grants

Office AddressATLANTIC CITY, NJ, 08405, USA

Contacts

Paul Rosengrant

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

In accordance with Section 3.2.2.4 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS), the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis for the FAA's decision to contract on a single source basis to Four, Inc. The FAA has a requirement to procure a renewal of HCL Technologies, Inc.'s BigFix Compliance and Inventory 12-month License, Support and Services. The BigFix solution consists of a core infrastructure and agents installed on AIS servers and workstations. The agents gather hardware, software, vulnerability, and configuration compliance information from these endpoints and sends the information to the core infrastructure. The FAA's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program receives this information for analysis and sends reports to Department of Transportation (DOT) for display in their CDM Dashboard. The required licenses and its support are owned and developed by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), HCL and sold through their exclusive Federal Government distributer, Four, Inc, therefore, the FAA can only procure the renewal from the only available source, Four, Inc. this announcement is for informational purposes only. a competitve solicitation is not available for this procurement. The FAA is not liable for any costs associated with the preparing of a response to this annoucement. Any questions or comments about this announcement may be directed to the Contracting Officer, Paul Rosengrant, at contact@example.gov, no late then March 28, 2024.