d--Intent to Sole Source Aware Biometric Recapture Software

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM), intends to purchase annual maintenance for Biometric Recapture This purchase is on a sole source basis with the vendor Aware, Inc., under the authority of 41.U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), FAR 603-1 is the sole and exclusive provider and distributor of the software maintenance. The base period of performance for the base period is from date of award plus 12 months support of the EPASS (HSPD-2) program, with 4 1-year option periods. Any firm that believes it is also capable of providing the software maintenance may respond to this notice and shall provide a capability statement and indicate that the firm is challenging the statement that the vendor Aware, Inc.., is the sole provider of the software maintenance. All questions and/or responses shall be directed to Donna Dews via email at [email protected] by December 24, 2015. Responses shall include ¿Aware, Inc sole source¿ in the subject line of the email. The contracting officer will not respond to telephone inquiries. The estimated value of the acquisition is $118,000.00.