Notice of Intent to Sole Source - mLINQS

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis and award a one-year base contract with 4 one-year priced options to MLINQS, LLC for the provision of travel relocation services (Permanent Change of Station) for its employees. The contract is for the use of the commercial-off-the-shelf product called moveLINQ (mLINQS) to facilitate relocation of bureau employees. The mLINQS software is an automated, end-to-end relocation software solution that can be used in a standard fashion across all of its relocation service providers. • The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Census Bureau use mLINQS to facilitate relocation of bureau employees. • The mLINQS software is in compliance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) Chapter 302 and the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM). • The relocation software solution is hosted on a DoC provided infrastructure accessible by DoC networks. • The contract is being conducted under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition, implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(b).