SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Production Modeling Software Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- U.S. DOE/NETLPittsburgh Campus626 Cochrans Mill RoadPO Box 10940PittsburghPA15236-0940US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0008804
- Response Due
- 9/14/2015
- Archive Date
- 10/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen Nedzesky
- E-Mail Address
-
kathleen.nedzesky@netl.doe.gov
(kathleen.nedzesky@netl.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to ABB ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, INC. to purchase PROMOD IV electric system production and transmission modeling software maintenance, with a renewal period of October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. This is considered a sole source to ABB ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, INC. because, to the best of the NETL?s knowledge, based on market research conducted ABB ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, INC. is the only known source that can provide this maintenance and renewal service. In addition, replacing this software with another brand would have broad sweeping consequences with significant costs; underlying data structures and infrastructure changes may be needed; migration of data to a new tool/structure would need to be planned and could result in a loss of service and further exploitation; users may need additional training on the new product; technical resources to support the new tool may be required; additional hardware may be needed; and the decommission of the current product is costly. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 2:30 PM ET on September 14, 2015. Responses must be submitted in writing to kathleen.nedzesky@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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- Record
- SN03861228-W 20150830/150828235201-f236214a8d3efd1fd7fc9f83b064f91b (fbodaily.com)
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