INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Technical Services for Operation and Maintenance of Card Readers and PIV Badge Certification, for multiple Treasury locations

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SOLE SOURCE: Agency: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) POC: Roger Arellano | email: [email protected] For: Technical Services for Operation and Maintenance of Card Readers and PIV Badge Certification, for the following Treasury locations. 1801 L St NW Washington, DC 20036 1722 I Street, NW Washington DC 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006 1341 G St NW Washington, DC 20005 1500 Pennsylvania Ave SE Washington, DC 20003 501 W Ocean Blvd Long Beach, CA 90802 290 Broadway New York, NY 10007 401 West Peachtree St NW Atlanta, GA 30308 The Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA); Treasury Operations Branch, intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with Kastle Systems, LLC., for Technical Services for Operation and Maintenance of Card Readers and PIV Badge Certification with the approximate start date of December 1, 2020. The Department of the Treasury currently receives Technical Services for Operation and Maintenance of Card Readers and PIV Badge Certification utilizing the proprietary software system of Kastle Systems, LLC., is the only source to provide maintenance, inspection, and testing on its proprietary systems. There are no other vendors capable or approved to maintain its software. A 12-month base period and four (4), 12-month option periods are contemplated for this acquisition. These services are currently in place under Purchase Orders TDO-16-F-013. No solicitation package will be issued. This special notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 12:00 PM, EST on November 03, 2020. Responses shall be submitted to Roger Arellano at [email protected]. Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information: 1. The name of your company; 2. Company DUNS No and CAGE Code; 3. Point of Contact, and secondary contact, information; 4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing the specific items mentioned above; and, 5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities. It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the products mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's needs. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.