NOTICE of Intent to SOLE SOURCE - Axiad INC

This document is a Justification for Sole Source Procurement under $250,000 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It outlines the rationale for a non-competitive acquisition of an Axiad Conductor renewal. The Program Office is Joseph Daley (CDC/OCOO/OCIO/DSO/IAMB), and the Contracting Activity is CDC's Office of Financial Resources, Acquisition Branch 1. The requirement is for the sole source acquisition of an Axiad Renewal, with an estimated procurement amount not specified, and it is on the GSA Schedule. The justification cites FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) as the basis, indicating that only one source is reasonably available for this purchase. The renewal ensures continued availability of phishing-resistant authentication services, integrated with existing CDC systems, and supports secure access where PIV-based authentication is not feasible. This aligns with Federal Zero Trust and Identity Management requirements, providing the Axiad Conductor Gold Bundle with a Virtual Private Cloud-hosted service, FIPS 140-2 Level 2 HSM partition, user subscriptions, and 24x7 premium support. No other products or services were considered because Axiad's solution is already integrated and critical for continuity.