Intent to Sole Source - Overleaf Server Pro

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Overleaf Renewal SS-OFR-24-097 The Bureau of the Fiscal Service, on behalf of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) intends to make award to Digital Science & Research Solutions, Inc. 625 Massachusetts Ave. FL 2, Cambridge, MA 02139-3357 on a sole source basis. Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc. Together with its affiliates, owns and has the exclusive right to supply Overleaf Server Pro. This product / service relies on proprietary technologies, with characteristics and capabilities that are not provided by other commercial offerings currently available. The Period of Performance (PoP) will be 09/18/2024 - 09/17/2025 inclusive of a 12-month base year and an option for optional quantities. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 AM EST July 8, 20, 2024. Responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Attn: AR/KZ REF SOL# SS-OFR-24-097. Vendor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the proposed service is capable of meeting all of the characteristics of the services needed and described above. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements and is received by the aforementioned deadline, Fiscal Service shall make award on a sole source basis to Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc Qualified contractors must provide the following: The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. Whether your service is available through an existing Government Contract Vehicle or Open Market. A narrative description of how your proposal meets all the characteristics needed for the service. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for. UEI Number. Evidence that the company is an actively registered entity in the System for Award Management (SAM) or acknowledgement that the company would register if a formal solicitation were released. In accordance with FAR Part 52.204-7, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. There is no cost to register an entity on SAM.gov. The website to begin registration is: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.