Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Office of Security and Strategic Information (OSSI) intends to sole source to:

Mercury Security Consulting, LLC
13592 Village Green Dr.
Leesburg, VA 20176-5006

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c), OSSI's requirement is described as follows:

(1) National Stock Number (NSN): N/A

(2) Specification: Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Experts Support

(3) Manufacturer: N/A

(4) Functional Description: Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Experts Support

(5) Predominant material of manufacture: N/A

(6) Quantity: N/A

(7) Unit of issue: N/A

(8) Destination information:

OS/ONS/OSSI
200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20201

(9) Delivery Schedule: N/A

(10) Duration of the contract period: Date of Award through 4 Months

(11) Sustainable acquisition requirements: N/A

(12) Description of Procedure: This is a pre-solicitation notice of intent to sole source. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. The anticipated award date is no later than March 27, 2019.

(13) Architect-Engineer Project: N/A

(14) Trade Agreement Clauses: N/A

(15) Sole Source Justification: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Office of Security and Strategic Information (OSSI) intends to sole source to:

Mercury Security Consulting, LLC
13592 Village Green Dr.
Leesburg, VA 20176-5006

Mercury Security Consulting, LLC provides Technical Surveillance and Counter Measures support to several federal agencies. Of the companies providing this capability, Mercury is the only company whose personnel are all certified in TSCM via the Interagency Training Center. This course is the only fully certifying body for TSCM within the U.S. Federal Government. Additionally, all personnel provided to support HHS requirements will have TS//SCI clearances and valid full scope polygraphs. No other companies were able to provide personnel adhering to these strict standards.

(16) This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement. The email subject line must reference OS234743 - TSCM. All responses are due by March 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time and can be sent to Epe Pacantara at [email protected]. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

 

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