E3:DS License

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract to PARABEN CORPORATION, 471 S 10TH AVE, Gruetli Laager, Tennessee 37339-4040, for renewal of the mobile forensic software license, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 and utilizing FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, procedures in conjunction with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.  The procurement is for the specialized digital forensics equipment used in the execution of the Office of Counterintelligence (SIC), Cyberspace Operations Branch’s digital forensics functions at NGA Campus East (NCE) and NGA Campus West (NCW). This effort will provide NGA with proper maintenance support is necessary to ensure this equipment is kept in optimal operational condition and available for mission needs. NGA believes PARABEN CORPORATION is the only source reasonably available to satisfy this requirement. PARABEN CORPORATION possesses the proprietary information to provide the maintenance on the equipment.

No competition is being sought. The period of performance will be for 12-months after contract award with four (4) additional 12-month option periods, for a total of 60-months.

This is a synopsis prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. A solicitation will not be posted. However, any entity that believes it can meet this requirement may give written notification no later than the stated response date. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.