This is a notice of intent to sole source a procurement under FAR Subpart 8.4 Federal Supply Schedules and FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) – soliciting from a single source. This requirement is for Dell VMWare licenses/subscription. The applicable NAICS Code is 513210 - Software Publishers. The USMC Regional Contracting Office (RCO) – Marine Corps Installations-National Capital Region (MCI-NCR) at Quantico Marine Corps Base, VA intends to award a sole source contract to Dell Federal Systems LP; One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682.

Per DFARS 208.7402, departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and related services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI). As such, DoD ESI is the mandatory source for software and software maintenance agreements.

The MCI-NCR RCO intends to award this requirement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(iii), “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”

This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Capability statements or quotes, if received timely, will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses shall be emailed to courtney.pruitt@usmc.mil no later than 15 March 2023, 09:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Late responses will not be considered.