Intent to Sole Source QuestionMark Perception OnPremises Renewal

The US Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) Procurement and Contracting Organization, in support of the Coast Guard Mission Support Product Line (MSSPL) intends to award a sole source, fixed-priced contract with QuestionMark Corporation. The purchase order will include five (5) separate periods of performance: Base - 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021 Option #1 – 1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 Option #2 – 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 Option #3 – 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 Option #4 – 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 This purchase is for the software maintenance renewal for the QuestionMark Perception OnPremises software. The contract will continue to provide QuestionMark Perception OnPremises software, license, and support to the USCG FORCECOM. QuestionMark OnPremises software is the only software that performs all the functions necessary to support USCG FORCECOM. QuestionMark Perception OnPremises proprietary software is owned by QuestionMark Corporation. The maintenance and subscription are available only through QuestionMark. This notice is for the continued use of the QuestionMark Perception OnPremises licenses, software, and software support and subscription. Use of such brand name description is essential to USCG requirements, thereby precluding consideration of a product manufactured by any other company. The purpose of the contract, if executed, will be to ensure the continuity of mission critical software support for the U.S. Coast Guard. The C5ISC Procurement and Contracting Organization intends to negotiate this contract on a sole source basis with QuestionMark Corporation, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMPETITIVE QUOTE. Competing this requirement and awarding to any other entity would result in substantial delays and disruption of several key projects already in progress and would also increase the overall cost to the government. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government and show clear and convincing evidence that another source is capable of meeting the Government’s requirements and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no written responses are received at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this response, the extension will be awarded without further notice.