Introduction
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation.  A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.  

Purpose
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a firm-fixed priced purchase order on a sole source basis with FIDO Alliance Inc., located at 3855 SW 153RD DR, BEAVERTON, OR 97003. The purchase order will specifically procure membership to FIDO Alliance. The period of performance for NIST membership shall be effective from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Authority
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106(b)(1) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 813920 – Professional Organizations with a small business size standard of $23.5 million.

Description
The NIST Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) cultivates trust in information technology (IT) and metrology into a unified research and development organization. ITL focuses on IT measurements, testing, and standards, and is a globally recognized and trusted source of high-quality, independent, and unbiased research and data. ITL requires the continuation of membership to FIDO Alliance to achieve continued growth and development of policies and practices. The FIDO Alliance is an open industry association which develops standards related to identity and digital credentials which are widely used and supported. FIDO Alliance promotes the development of, use of, and compliance with standards for authentication and device attestation. FIDO Alliance is an approved Standards Organization, as maintained by the NIST Standards Coordination Office (SDO). ITL requires the continuation of membership to FIDO Alliance achieve continued growth and development of policies and practices.

Sole Source Determination
The sole source determination is based on the following:

To access the standards for authentication and device attestation members must pay membership fees. No other sources exist that can achieve this requirement. FIDO Alliance is the only source that can fully achieve this requirement and membership to FIDO Alliance must be purchased directly through FIDO Alliance Inc.

Information for Interested Parties
Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing by or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Collin Randall, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted via email to [email protected] so that they are received no later than February 4, 2025, at 10:00 AM, Eastern Time.

Each response should include the following Business Information:

1. Contractor Name, Address,
2. Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email address
3. Contractor SAM Universal Entity Identifier (UEI)
4. Contractor Business Classification (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, hubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must have an active registration in www.SAM.gov.
5. Capability Statement