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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 SAM #7601
SPECIAL NOTICE

D -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source SITE

Notice Date

9/20/2022 3:22:48 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

515210 — Cable and Other Subscription Programming
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OPS ACQ DIV WASHINGTON DC 20528 USA
 

ZIP Code

20528
 

Solicitation Number

RIIA-22-00139
 

Response Due

9/23/2022 9:00:00 AM
 

Point of Contact

Jennifer Corbin
 

E-Mail Address

jennifer.corbin@hq.dhs.gov
(jennifer.corbin@hq.dhs.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.501(a)(1) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) on behalf of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) hereby issues this notice of intent to award a sole source procurement.� DHS OPO intends to award a contract to., IG, LLC, doing Business as SITE Intelligence Group 4938 Hampden Lane, Suite 156, Bethesda, MD 20814 for Subscription Licenses.� This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is issued for the purpose of notifying industry of the Department of Homeland Security�s (DHS) intent to award a sole source contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) Sole source (including brand name) acquisitions. No other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements due to the functions that SITE offers. SITE Intelligence Group subscription services fulfil a unique intelligence niche by relying primarily on human expertise and focusing exclusively on identifying and collecting verified terrorist and extremist online open source content. SITE�s ability to monitor this sector is significantly deeper and wider in scope than any other service provider.� This includes numerous forums, chats, platforms, and online venues that are not covered in the commercial marketplace. The subscription includes: Open source vendor information that monitors and reports on issues of intelligence information interest on the Internet in the domestic and international terrorism space. Monitoring of hard-to-reach online content circulated by ISIS and AQ supporters in Southeast Asia, in regional languages including Bahasa Indonesian, Ilocano, Maguindanaoan, Malay, Maranaw, Malay, Patani, Tagalog, and Tausag; Reporting on jihadist and terrorist use of social media platforms, apps, messaging forums, mobile devices, and the Dark Web. The acquisition procedure will be in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The anticipated period of performance for this effort will be for one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. This is a notice of the intent to award a sole source purchase order. It is published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive quotations. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. No responses to the notice of intent to sole source are anticipated.� However, any firm believing that they can fulfill the requirement may be considered by the agency. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. This is NOT a request for quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon 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. All responsible sources that feel they should be considered qualified to provide the foregoing services may submit their interest and capabilities to this notice by 12:00 PM (ET) September 23, 2022, to Contract Specialist, Jordan Townsend at jordan.townsend@hq.dhs.gov and Contracting Officer, Jennifer Corbin at Jennifer.corbin@hq.dhs.gov.� No questions or inquiries will be accepted by telephone.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/77fcb1beebb34cb792cbd1e108b6c010/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20528, USA

Zip Code: 20528

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06471836-F 20220922/220920230119 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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