SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source for PolyAnalyst Data and Text Mining Software - Justification and Approval
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- National Transportation Safety Board, National Transportation Safety Board, Acquisition Division, 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20594, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20594
- Solicitation Number
- PUR-14-0278
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2014
- Point of Contact
- Janice R. McCoy, Phone: 2023146247
- E-Mail Address
-
janice.mccoy@ntsb.gov
(janice.mccoy@ntsb.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Combined Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition and Brand Name Only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURTHER, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a Special Notice (PUR-14-0278) with the intent to award a sole source contract to Megaputer Intelligence, Inc. (Megaputer), under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 based on their unique technical qualifications as the only known company authorized to provide the renewal of the annual Polyanalyst data and text mining software support. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) knows of no other sources for this requirement. Notice is provided as information to the marketplace, market research, and is an invitation for any other qualified companies to express their interest in and demonstrate their capability to provide the required work. The NTSB is an independent Federal agency with the primary missions of investigating civil aviation accidents in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents. The NTSB has a requirement to renew the annual Polyanalyst data and text mining software support used to allow staff to build actionable knowledge from large volumes of text and structured data, delivers this knowledge to decision makers in easy to comprehend custom reports and incorporates it in business processes in the form of predictive models. The NTSB has used Polyanalyst for several years. The license renewal is comprised of user assistance information and product enhancements, which includes interface features with other applications used within the Office of Research and Engineering, Safety Studies and Statistical Division Safety. The period of performance for the software license and technical support renewal is from date of award through twelve (12) month for the base period; with a potential of four (4) one (1) year option periods. The purchase order will be a total of five (5) years if all options are exercised. Megaputer is the manufacturer of the PolyAnalyst software, and is the only known company authorized to provide the annual updates and support services for the software. Sources capable of fully satisfying the above requirements are invited to submit capability statements/expressions of interest providing the Government the necessary information to determine actual capability. At a minimum, this information, which must be prepared specifically in response to this notice, must include: (1) identification of company or organization; (2) an assertion of existing, full capability to meet proposed requirements; (3) business/contracts/marketing office point(s) of contact; (4) notification of business size and /or special status; and (5) any additional information that may be useful to the successful procurement of the requirements, if solicited. These expressions of interest shall adhere to a five (5)-page submission limit plus web links and any specialized software descriptions. The statement of qualifications should include only information that clearly demonstrates the respondent's capabilities, expertise, and experience to provide the requirements described in this notice. General marketing material should not be included. The NTSB prefers that companies do not submit proprietary material. However, the Government recognizes that proprietary data may be a part of your submittal. If so, clearly mark such restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by NTSB. Parties must submit information within seven (7) days of publication of this notice. NTSB will not return capability statements and the supporting documentation submitted in response to this notice. Telephone responses and inquiries will not be accepted. You may email questions regarding this notice to the issuing office to Janice R. McCoy via email at: janice.mccoy@ntsb.gov.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NTSB/CMS/WashingtonDC/PUR-14-0278/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20594, United States
- Zip Code: 20594
- Zip Code: 20594
- Record
- SN03493249-W 20140905/140903235611-1b92e71c87369e90b1445fed0a2be426 (fbodaily.com)
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