This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source purchase order and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Diseae Control and Prevention/OCOO/OSSAM intends to solicit and enter into a contract with General Dynamics, 8201 E. McDowell Rd., MD R3112, Scottsdale, Az, 85257. General Dynamics will provide the SECTERA vlPer Universal Secure Telephones, which will be used to communicate securely between government agencies in order to protect national security information. The Government intends to solicit, negotiate and award to only one contractor using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334210 and the large business size standard is 1250 employees. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13. These phones are manufactured by General Dynamics and they are the only known source of the vi Per telephone that can meet the COMSEC requirements. The SECTERA vlPer Universal Secure Telephone provides COMSEC policy essential for the secure of the type 1 devices associated with key storage devices and keying material. The vi Per equipment is the replacement for the existing secure telephone equipment that we currently use. This is the only approved encryption equipment allowed to discuss national security information. Interested parties should submit a capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required this item to Deborah T. Workman by email at
[email protected]. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government shall consider all responses received. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.