The U.S. Department of State, Systems Integrity Division intends to award a Sole Source Brand Name Requirement to Safenet, Inc., 4690 Millennium Dr Ste 400, Belcamp, MD 21017-1523. LI 001, SC650 Smartcard, DoS AW, FIPS 201 Plastic, Module, programmed, with Applets, Safenet P/N 911-500000-202., 1500, EA. This is for information purpose only. All interested parties are encouraged to contact the primary point of contact listed via email (ONLY) on this announcement for further information if necessary. NOTE: LIMITED SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

1. (U) The Office of Acquisition Management is conducting this acquisition for Safenet Smartcards on behalf of IRM/OPS/ITI/SI.

2. (U) Nature and/or description of the action being approved: New delivery order for SC650, smartcards Items to be procured, i.a.w. FAR 8.405-1.

3. (U) A description of the supplies or services required to meet the Department's needs: SC650, Smartcard, DoS AW, FIPS 201 Plastic, Module, Programmed, with Applets. The estimated value of this acquisition is $287,000.00

4. (U) Justification rationale and a demonstration of the proposed contractor's unique qualifications to provide the required supply or service: 40 USC 501 and FAR 8.405-6(b)(1), Only one source is capable of responding due to the unique or specialized nature of the work.
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5. (U) A determination by the ordering activity Contracting Officer that the order represents the best value consistent with FAR 8.404(d): GSA has determined the prices of supplies under schedule contracts to be fair and reasonable. Contracting Officer will verify GSA availability and no separate fair and reasonable determination is required. In addition to price, the Contracting Officer shall consider quality factors such as special features, administrative costs, etc. in determining this product to be the lowest overall cost alternative to meet the Government's needs.

6. (U) A description of the market conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted: Safenet has not authorized any company as a reseller for this product vendor. Therefore, the Department verified the current applicability of NSS' directive and no other brands or sources were sought.

7. (U) Other facts supporting the justification:
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8. (U) A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers that led to the restricted consideration before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services is made: N/A

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