SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Public Comment Processing Software Renewal
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- NFFKSF10-12-04702
- Archive Date
- 9/6/2012
- Point of Contact
- MONA M ASH, Phone: 206-526-4187
- E-Mail Address
-
MONA.M.ASH@NOAA.GOV
(MONA.M.ASH@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Special Notice of intent to procure services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Highly Migratory Species Division (HMSD) on a sole source basis with Texifter, LLC. The Government intends to acquire services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The HMSD has the responsibility of preparing regulations pertaining to commercial and recreational fishing of highly migratory species including tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. This regulatory process involves a public comment period in which the public can review the proposed regulations posted to the Federal Register and other public access. The proposed vendor shall maintain HMSD public comment processing software. This is a cloud-based software program and is accessed via internet by NOAA employees and contractors; has the capability of comparing large numbers (10's of thousands) of publically submitted comments; and, sorts the comments into groupings based on the percentage of similarity. This system supports three (3) or more simultaneous users and is Section 508 compliant. Texifter is the sole provider for this program that supports text analysis and classification, blog capture, and manuscript review management. The renewal of this service will allow continued public comment collection and sorting. The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract with the base period of performance from September 15, 2012 through September 14, 2013 and two (2) one (1) year option periods. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541519 with a corresponding size standard of $25.5M. This Special Notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, other potential sources with the expertise and required capabilities to provide these services may submit such data which demonstrates the technical requirements stated above no later than August 12, 2012 at 10:00am PDT Seattle, WA. Responses shall be faxed to Mona Ash at (206)526-4004 or e-mail to Mona.M.Ash@noaa.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only Texifter LLC can provide these services. ****All contractors doing business with Government shall be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR. The System for Award Management portal is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with CCR and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number, which may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at 1-866-705-5711. The government encourages all contractors to submit their Representations and Certifications on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/WASC/NFFKSF10-12-04702/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1315 E-W HWY, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN02831300-W 20120810/120809000255-1ee8bd4bb7e243597f11910d78a3a430 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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