NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center,
Wright-Patterson AFB OH, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed
Price contract for SDL Software Annial Renewal Licenses in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 15.2, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. The contract will be awarded to SDL XyEnterprise LLC. Market research was previously conducted and it has been determined that this is a sole source requirement IAW FAR 6.302-1.

This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is
available. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement,
proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
Interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing
evidence to support their ability to provide the required
supplies/services within three (3) days of this publication. A
determination by the Government not to compete this action based on
responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Justification: Supplies required are
available from only one or a limited number of responsible source and
no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Market research was conducted with only one respondent able to meet
the government’s needs due to the information being proprietary: The SDL XyEnterprise LLC.

Col. Sean Tucker has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor
concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the
appropriate government personnel. Existence of the Ombudsman does
not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting
officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the
preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source
selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual
solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed
herein. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict
confidentiality as to the source of the concern.

Any questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to theContract Specialist, Donica Murray at (937)-656-7401 or e-mail [email protected] Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Col. Sean Tucker can be reached at e-mail: [email protected]