Sources Sought Brand Name Notice - Anixis Password Policy Enforcer

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a sources sought brand name notice. The required item for this posting is renewal of Anixis Password Policy Enforcer Unlimited User Licenses that the government intends to purchase as a brand name award requirement under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(c), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, Application for Brand Name Descriptions. No award will be issued from responses to this notice. This notice is solely for seeking information and does not legally bind the government in any manner. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, Tampa, FL 33621, requires the renewal of Anixis Password Policy Enforcer Unlimited User Licenses for USSOCOM Computer Security. Interested parties may e-mail joseph.sherwood@macdill.af.mil or fax 813-828-5111, Joseph Sherwood, not later than Friday 18 July 2008; 10:00 a.m. EST. V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTORS UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE (APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY) USSOCOM believes that award to any other source would result in substantial cost to the government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. This product is currently deployed to all workstations and devices within the USSOCOM networks. The cost that would not be recovered through open competition involves resources for testing and operational readiness (certification and accreditation, operational compatibility and continuity) as well man-hours required for the redeployment to all devices. Others costs, that must be considered, deal directly with the risk associated with downtime and lack of coverage during a replacement phase of new technology. Accordingly, Anixix is the only firm capable of providing the maintenance and support for current computer security without the U.S. Government experiencing substantial duplication of cost that could not be expected to be recovered through competition.