SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- Notice of Intent/Center for Internet Security membership
- Notice Date
- 6/14/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB184000-17-03675
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- Divya Soni, Phone: 3019756394
- E-Mail Address
-
divya.soni@nist.gov
(divya.soni@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) for a one (1) year membership for NIST. ***** Sole source determination is based on the need to have access and use rights reserved for CIS members. This includes: 1. The right to internally distribute electronic versions of the CIS Benchmarks across the organization; 2. The right to use the CIS Audit Tools across the organization; 3. Access to the members only CIS Configuration Audit Tool (:CIS-CAT") and the CIS Benchmarks in XCCDF format, both of which support the NIST S-CAP initiative. To retain the above mentioned rights, it is necessary for NIST to enroll as a CIS Member. NIST has used the benchmarks to secure many systems across all line offices for the past several years. NIST continues to need the security benchmarks and tools provided by CIS. The benchmarks cannot be used throughout NIST without the license. NIST must become a member of CIS to be granted the rights to continue to use the benchmarks and tools for the enterprise. CIS is the only company authorized to grant the rights needed. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 813920 - Professional Organizations. ****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by June 26, 2017, 12:00 p.m., EST will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to divya.langhnoja@nist.gov. Contracting Office Address: 100 Bureau Drive Bldg. 301, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001
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