The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of the Secretary (OS), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis with Conflict Armament Research LTD. on the basis that there is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, for the procurement of proprietary iTrace Database access licenses. The portal will allow the DOC to obtain information on diverted weapons, ammunition, and related material (including unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and imporvised explosive device (IED) components) identified by CAR in the conflict related situations around the globe and traced back to the manufacturer and seller. This information is only available through CAR and will assist in identifying possible diversion and transshipment netowrks and violations of export controls, as well as supporting law enforcement actions and increasing compliance. Two distinct, customized dashboards within the portal to display chain of custody data, geospatially on 1) conventional weapons, ammunitiona, and related material and 2) weaponized commericial material (including UAV and IED components, vehicles, and chemical and explosive precursors) with the purpose to 'red flag' entities with past and current involvement in diversion. The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b) by the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Market research has been performed and Conflict Armament Research LTD has been identified as the only source that can meet all the requirements. Conflict Armament Research LTD is uniquely qualified as they develop custom programs for investigative organization that tracks the supply of conventional weapons, ammunition and related military material (such as IEDs) into conflict affected areas. CAR provides weapons tracking methods in over 34 countries, with teams embedded with national security and defense forces to document weapons at the point of use and track their sources back through the chain of supply. Their main priority are in countries such as Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Libya and Somalia. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541690. The intent of this notice is not to request competitive quotations and no solicitation is available or will be issued. Any information received from interested parties will only be considered solely for teh purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. Interested parties may submit a description of their firms' capabilities for satisfying the requirement, which demonstrates they possess the ability to successfully perform this effort. All questions concerning this matter should be addressed directly to Dina Folderauer at
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