D--OFFICE 365 UPATE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) intends to enter into a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract with Converge One under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. Converge One will migrate our current Microsoft Exchange 2010 Email system that is used by students at Haskell Indian Nations University, to the Office 365 Email System. This includes migrating over 1600 mailboxes, group boxes and upgrade the server to the 2016 system in which the Office 365 will reside on. Converge One will provide the necessary Microsoft licenses to upgrade the mailboxes and server and provide the keys to Haskell I.T. staff. If Haskell cannot get the upgrade before September 5th, DHS will be forced to shut down this Exchange 2010 Server which currently provides email services to all Haskell Indian Nations University Students who in turn use this email service to communicate with Haskell instructors, Staff and other students at Haskell. This would immediately impact the ability of Haskell staff to communicate with students and perform day-to-day university operations as well as further impacts Haskell¿s ability to deliver quality education during the current COVID-19 Pandemic. The anticipated period of performance will be from August 2020 ¿ September 11, 2021. The total anticipated cost is $34,130.00. The period of performance will be for a year, delivery date September 11, 2021. No solicitation is available and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 517919. If a firm believes that BIA should not pursue this procurement, it should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement by ___2pm______ CST on ____August 28, 2020____. Please contact Janice Begay, Purchasing Agent, via email at [email protected].