This NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A NON COMPETITIVE CONTRACT is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) The authority for this acquisition is set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) "Soliciting from a Single Source."  

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to issue a sole source award to Vanguard Integrity Professionals located at 6625 S. Eastern Avenue Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89119 for the purchase of licensing and support of the Vanguard Software tools Administrator.  The award will have a Period of Performance (PoP) of two (2) years (one-year base period and one (1) one-year option period) commencing on February 1, 2020.  The software supports the Vanguard suite of IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security tools, which consist of features named Administrator, Analyzer, and Advisor.  The software provides for productivity savings for the security administration staff in defining new users, granting security authorizations, and running reports about existing security rules and how they apply to groups of users.  The Vanguard analysis tools (Administrator, Analyzer, and Advisor) are the proprietary property of Vanguard, and their inner workings are known only to Vanguard.
 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511210.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2.  THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS.

However, all responsible parties who identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement will be considered.  No solicitation will be issued; therefore, all requests for the solicitation will be considered non-responsive.  A determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via e-mail to Pat Filer, [email protected], within three days of the published date of this notice.  Submissions after that date will not be considered.  Verification of receipt of electronic transmission is the sole responsibility of the contractor.  Telephone calls regarding this matter will be not be accepted nor returned.  All OPM contractors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to execution of award.  If no competitive responses are received, an award will be made for Vanguard software support services to Vanguard Integrity Professionals.