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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

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The Naval War College Contracting Division intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Blackboard, Inc. for a one-year subscription to Blackboard's Collaborate Web Conferencing service. This decision is made under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and USC 2304(c)(1), which allows sole source procurement when the required product or service is available from only one responsible source. The agency has determined through market research that Blackboard is the only provider capable of meeting this specific need. Although the contract is expected to be sole source, the solicitation is unrestricted, allowing any interested and capable firms to respond by expressing their interest and capability to the contracting officer, Jason Hewitt, via email by 5:00 PM Eastern on September 30, 2016. No formal quotations or written solicitations will be requested, but any responses received from other firms will be considered before final award. If no other responses are received by the deadline, the contract will be awarded to Blackboard by October 1, 2016. The acquisition falls under the NAICS code 518210, with a small business size standard of 32.5 million dollars. The Naval War College is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and the award supports their need for reliable web conferencing tools to facilitate operational requirements.

General Info

One-year sole source contract to Blackboard for web conferencing, responses accepted until Sept 30.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval War College

NAICS

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

Place of Performance

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PostedSep 26

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval War College

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeNEWPORT, RI, 02841-1207, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval War College

Office AddressNEWPORT, RI, 02841-1207, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

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 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 Collaborate Web Conferencing 1 year subscription. PROCEDURES FOR SOLICITATION/AWARD 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, 30 September 2016. 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 October 2016