Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 13.106-1(b)- Soliciting From A Single Source and FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Kentucky Air National Guard Security Forces Squadron, 1101 Grade lane Louisville, KY 40213 has a requirement to procure the following items: Line Item 0001: Annual Desktop Alert Software Assurance and Technical Support & Communications Credits The 123rd KYANG has a Sole Source requirement to purchase Desktop Alert software for managing mass notifications, technical support, and security patches. Desktop Alert for NCS sustainment and is currently in use at the 123rd Airlift Wing. Desktop Alert software provides a highly secure, highly extensible and very transparent mass notification platform. The application is multi-media enabled and is used to deliver rich media such as text, video, images, music, copy, interactive Flash files, web links, and other objects. Message windows can be sized, display text and links, play videos and wave files. - Unlimited Computer Pop-up Alerts - Unlimited eMail Alerts - Unlimited Administrator Accounts - Unlimited Moderator Accounts - Unlimited Customized Distribution Groups - Unlimited Templates and Scenarios - Unlimited Assignable Alert Activation Icons Line Item 0002: Contractor Manpower Reporting The Contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Kentucky National Guard via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2014. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at http://www.ecmra.mil. Desktop Alert, Inc 346 Main Street Chatham, NJ 07928 is the sole supplier for the Desktop Alert Software. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday, September 18th, 2017. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. For questions concerning this Notice of Intent, contact Anthony Hayden at
[email protected] A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.