70--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract for Telephone Management System (TMS) Software Upgrade at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. K & R Custom Software, Inc. is the provider for the TMS software system currently in use. The software system is furnished under a proprietary licensure agreement and copyright exclusive to K & R Custom Software, Inc. K & R Custom Software, Inc. owns the source code for this software and does not make it accessible outside their company and they are the only source of upgrades and maintenance available. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Only one source is deemed reasonably available. This notice is being provided per FAR 5.101(a)(1) and 5.201(b)(1)(i). Market research has found no other vendor which can provide the product required. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only email submissions will be accepted. Any interested vendor who believes they can meet this requirement should respond to this notice. The response should contain a brief description of the vendor's capability. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and for developing a market research portfolio for a future competitive procurement. All capability information and/or inquiries should be emailed to Verena Hawkes: [email protected]. The Government will consider all responses received by 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time, February 27, 2015.