** Please note the response time has been corrected to September 5, 2018 to reflect 15 calendar days. 

The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, Mobile Satellite Section (DITCO-PL8221), Scott AFB, IL, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Iridium Communications, Inc., 1750 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, Virginia 22102-4208, to provide hardware and software repair, maintenance, Gateway Technical Assistance Center (GTAC) support, and Information Assurance Vulnerability Assessment (IAVA) services for the Iridium components of the EMSS DoD Gateway. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by submitting clear evidence of their capability to provide/perform within 15 days of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Suppliers may provide correspondence via email at the following address: [email protected]. The estimated date of award is September 30, 2018. All responsible sources will be considered for evaluating the determination to issue a sole source contract. 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. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 517410.