Notice of Intent to Sole Source for VirusTotal Subscription Service

NIH-SS-6036458 

The National Institutes of Health intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to R3 UNIQ INC. DBA Quadyster, 2535 Tech Dr. Suite #304, Bettendorf, IA  52722.    The period of performance is for one year from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022.

In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, the Contractor is the only known responsible source who can provide the subscription service as no other source has been identified who can provide the requirement listed below.

The requirement is to obtain VirusTotal Subscription Service.  The National Institutes of Health needs to renew their VirusTotal Malware Intelligence Service (VTMIS).  VirusTotal has a unique malware date set and proprietary API to access their commercial intelligence that is not available through any other source.  Other government agencies that NIH collaborates with have integrated VTMIS into their workflow, and NIH will benefit by being able to search and share on the same data set used by other agencies.  We are only able to leverage VTMIS workflow, code and examples shared by other agencies if we have access to VTMIS.  We need the VTMIS because there is an immediate need for this data to aid in locating additional intrusion activity that are known to target NIH; targeting by adversaries that degrades NIH mission and National Security.  VTMIS can support active and open LE/CI (Law Enforcement and Counterintelligence) cases. 

The vendor must be able to provide:  1000 interactions per day in VirusTotal Private Mass API and 1000 searches and 1000 downloads per month in VirusTotal Intelligence.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes.  However, any party that believes it can provide the VirusTotal subscription product as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to perform the requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size.  A determination by the Government to compete this proposed award based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at https://www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in SAM at https://www.sam.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (Lack of registration in the System for Award Management will make an offeror ineligible for award).  All responsible sources may submit an offer that may be considered by the Agency.

It is anticipated that an award will be issued approximately five (5) days after

the date of this notice unless the Government determines that another organization

has the capability to meet this requirement.

Please email responses to [email protected] no later than 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.