INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT - DATA CENTER 1 SUPPORT SERVICES The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a hybrid fixed price, time and materials, and labor type Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) enterprise wide contract on a non-competitive basis to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), 3170 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042. The anticipated contract, which is a continuation of existing Data Center 1 (DC1) services, is to provide managed hosting and professional services for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) DC1, which consists of a government-owned contractor-operated Enterprise Data Center, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environments, and co-location facilities. CSRA, LLC now GDIT is the incumbent contractor that possesses the expertise and experience to deliver the required support without interruption to the agency. The proposed procurement continues the services required for the management of the Enterprise DC1 on an interim basis until the competitive Data Center and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) contract is awarded in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 and the DCCO contractor is in place. The period of performance will consist of one (1) twelve-month base period with one (1) six-month option period. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(l) pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. This notice constitutes the synopsis requirements in FAR Part 5. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that a competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission for critical DHS Data Center 1 support services. The determination for this noncompetitive contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred from responding to this notice. This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice should be submitted no later than May 14, 2021 at 5:00pm EST and be emailed to
[email protected] (phone calls/voice mail messages with questions will not be accepted nor will a response be provided to these type of communications). Please indicate the following in the subject line of your email: Notice of Intent Question or Response – Data Center 1 Support Services.