Notice of Intent to Sole Source - CAIRS Softwareview on SAM.gov

This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source issued by the 49th Contracting Squadron at Holloman AFB. The Government intends to acquire a sole-source, brand-name specific software license renewal, maintenance, and support services package for the CAIRS (Configuration Accounting Information Retrieval System) Software suite. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements & 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) . Holloman AFB has an ongoing requirement for the CAIRS software enterprise platform. CAIRS is a critical telecommunications management system utilized to track, manage, and report on telecommunications infrastructure, work orders, assets, billing, and directory services for Holloman's 911 emergency services network. The scope of this effort includes the renewal of existing proprietary CAIRS software licenses, maintenance & Support (to include technical support, software patches, updates, and major version upgrades), and database integration. Unique Communications Solutions is the sole designer, developer, and intellectual property owner of the CAIRS software platform and maintains proprietary rights to the source code, system architecture, database schema, and update modules of the CAIRS platform. No other vendor is authorized to modify, upgrade, or issue software patches for this system. Procuring an alternative software suite would require complete decommissioning of the existing infrastructure, extensive data migration, purchase of new enterprise software licenses, and comprehensive retraining of agency personnel. This would result in substantial duplication of cost that is not expected to be recovered through competition. A transition to any other telecommunications management platform would cause severe, unacceptable disruptions to the agency's daily communications tracking operations, as well as the potential for the loss of life if Holloman's 911 system were down for an extended period of time. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vi) , the Government will consider responses from other potential vendors to determine if competitive procurement is feasible. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The capability statement must clearly demonstrate the vendor's ability to provide identical, fully compatible software licenses, database maintenance, and technical support for the proprietary CAIRS architecture without violating the proprietary rights of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Unique Communications Solutions. Submission Requirements: Interested parties must submit a written capability statement (not to exceed 5 pages) including: Company Information: Company Name, Address…