Electronic Courseware Support Services

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE BRIDGE CONTRACT under the authority described at FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region (RCO-NCR) of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) intends to acquire electronic distance learning courseware services for Marine Corps University (MCU) College of Distance Education & Training (CDET). The Government intends to award a sole source contract for the above services to: Oasis Systems, Inc. 24 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, MA 02421-3103 The proposed bridge contract action is for services, under NAICS Code 541511, for which the Government intends to solicit only one source. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B), DOD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements (See 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B)). This requirement will be for a one (1) month period, in order to allow time for the competed contract for these services to be finalized. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request for proposal. No solicitation document is available and requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government.