Adobe System Incorporated a firm fixed for an Enterprise License Agreement for Adobe Creative Cloud Educational Bundle software product

This is an announcement constitutes a Source Sought Synopsis. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) intent to award a sole source contract pursuant FAR 12 and FAR 13.5 to award Adobe System Incorporated a firm fixed for an Enterprise License Agreement for Adobe Creative Cloud Educational Bundle software product. The contractor shall provide Creative Cloud in an Educational License format. The basis for restricting competition is because multiple existing educational systems and curricula have been integrated with and are solely compatible with the educational bundle of the Adobe Creative Cloud Educational Bundle software product. The determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This contract will be for base period of 12 months, with two Option Years. The Government is in the early stages of acquisition planning for a possible competitive requirement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quotation (RFQ); it is strictly a Sources Sought as defined in FAR 15.201(e) . NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. The RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a RFP or as an obligation on the part of the Government for follow-on acquisition. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely the responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. All interested parties that feel they can provide a comparable alternative to this source may forward their detailed written capability statement to [email protected] no later than Thursday August 6, 2018 @ 10:00am eastern standard time. This is not a RFQ or RFP. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Government’s intent to award on a sole source basis for the required services. Any questions must be submitted to: Gary Perusse at [email protected] no later than the closing date of this notice. Telephone inquiries will not be considered.