NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION - ABOVE THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHHOLD. The General Services Administration (GSA) IT, QI (Customer Supply Center & Modernization Branch) utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by (FAR Part 13.501), intends to award a sole source purchase order to Nchannel, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Description: Nchannel Software for the GSA Enhanced Check-Out (GECO) system: The Nchannel multichannel (multi-store) software is used for the GSA GECO2 system that provides GSA customers with access to GSA's catalogs of commercial supplies and products at competitive prices. This application is deployed throughout the USA and Asia. It provides simplified acquisition and competitive pricing options for GSA's customers. (SEE ATTACHED J&A FOR FULL DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES, QUANTITIES, ETC.) The NAICS code is: 511210 -- Software Publishers. License number for GSA licenses: NCEMCM02151502090519D Period of Performance is: June 13, 2016 - March 31, 2017 Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the product/services listed above. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. For information regarding this action, please contact Denise Young, Contract Specialist at email:
[email protected]. No telephone inquires will be accepted. Deadline for the submittals is 8 Jun 2016 at 9am, Eastern Standard Time. Attachment: Justification and Approval (J&A)