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Synopsis: Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract

Announcement Number: NC-NJ1000-23-00174

Project Title: Technical Support Services to Maintain/Improve Open Source Map Server & Map Services

The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk, VA office, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the statutory authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with Geosolutions USA Corp. for acquisition of technical support to maintain and improve nowCOAST’s open source map server and map services to support NOAA’s Precision Marine Navigation and nowCOAST projects. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services, with a business size standard of $34M.

Sole Source Justification

GeoSolutions USA Corp. is the only company with the knowledge, expertise and experience to provide the highly specified technical assistance needed by the National Ocean Service (NOS) nowCOAST Development Team as they apply, test, expand and troubleshoot the use of open source geospatial products, such as GeoServer, and GeoWebCache, as well as assistance with geospatial data processing in the AWS Cloud Environment. The development team for HURREVAC, a hurricane decision support tool for government emergency managers, administered by Federal Emergency Management Agency, US Army Corps of Engineers, and NOAA/National Weather Service National Hurricane Center uses GeoServer and runs on the AWS Cloud. HURREVAC was developed with the assistance of GeoSolutions USA Corp. and is also supported operationally by GeoSolutions USA Corp. If the service is not obtained from GeoSolutions USA Corp., then the setup, testing, and implementation of nowCOAST on AWS will be significantly delayed.

Special Notice

This special notice is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on Contract Opportunities. However, if an interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements and be in compliance with the above justification, they may submit substantiating documentation in writing within the open period of this notice. Responses can be sent via e-mail to robin.souza @noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 11:00 AM EDT on April 14, 2023. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.

All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read:

Announcement Number: NC-NJ1000-23-00174

Project Title: Technical Support Services to Maintain/Improve Open Source Map Server and Map Services

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that any submission transmitted to the specified Government representative(s) is received prior to the due date specified herein.

Offerors are highly encouraged to contact the Government representative(s) specified above prior to the solicitation’s stated time and date for receipt of offers to ensure the Government has received the submission. Offers received after the date and time specified in this solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

DOC/NOAA Eastern Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Unique Entity Identifier. A Unique Entity Identifier may be acquired free of charge by contacting SAM.gov.

The notice will remain open from 03/30/2023 to 04/14/2023.

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