NOTICE OF INTENT- Carahsoft VMWare Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Bundle Renewal DoD ESI

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 pertains to Carahsoft VMware licenses/subscriptions. 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 Carahsoft Technology Corporation, located at 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190.

The Department of the Navy Enterprise Software Licensing (DON ESL) Team has established a three-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with Carahsoft Technology Corporation under contract number N6600124A0034. This agreement includes a one-year base ordering period, followed by two one-year option ordering periods.

Per DFARS 208.7402, departments and agencies are required to fulfill commercial software and related service requirements, including software maintenance, through the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI). Therefore, the DoD ESI BPA serves as the mandatory source for software and software maintenance agreements.

The MCI-NCR RCO plans 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 will be reviewed by the agency. Capability statements or quotes received on time will be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based on responses to this notice remains solely at the Government's discretion. Any information received will primarily be used to decide whether a competitive procurement should be conducted.

Responses must be emailed to Ana Manavi at anarosa.manavi@usmc.mil no later than 13 May 2025, 08:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Late responses will not be considered.