SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Sole Source to ASPRS
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Acquisition Technology (ACT), ACT Mail Stop P-158 12310 Sunrise Valley Road, Reston, VA, 20191-3449, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HM158207C0007
- Response Due
- 3/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2007
- Description
- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to solicit on a sole source basis to American Society of Photometric and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). ASPRS will provide technical, scientific and professional advice and counsel to supplement NGA's geospatial advancement. This will be accomplished by conducting a series of meetings and workshops, providing agency representation on technical committees, and leveraging educational opportunities and certifications offered by ASPRS. This procurement will be awarded without full and open competition under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3) as implemented in FAR 6.302-3(a)(1)(ii) - Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert service. The ASPRS is a not-for-profit foundation that is dedicated to advancing the understanding and use of spatial data for the betterment of humankind and the effective operation of public and private organizations. This membership society promotes the responsible application of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems, and supporting technologies. The ASPRS Foundation authors a journal, provides a forum for scientific exchange, and is a recognized certification body. No other know body includes such a knowledgeable mix of practitioners and researchers in the specific disciplines comprising GEOINT, imaging and geospatial information sciences and technologies, and their applications across the scientific, governmental, and commercial sectors. It is necessary to award a contract to ASPRS in order for NGA to maintain specific, essential engineering, research, and developmental capabilities as provided and supported by this not-for-profit institution. A Firm Fixed Priced contract with a base period and options is contemplated. An estimated cost of $500,000, including the base period and options, is anticipated. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Responses must be received within 7 calendar days of the publication in FedBizOps. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 12310 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia
- Zip Code: 20191-3449
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20191-3449
- Record
- SN01246085-W 20070309/070307221813 (fbodaily.com)
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