SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Purchase of Dun and Bradstreet's "Hoovers" data portal
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561450
— Credit Bureaus
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB481010-18-02010
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2018
- Point of Contact
- Brian Jamieson, Phone: 3019758276
- E-Mail Address
-
Brian.Jamieson@NIST.GOV
(Brian.Jamieson@NIST.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Dun and Bradstreet, of Reston, VA for the purchase of their "Hoovers" data portal. This is a one-year base with (4) one-year options for a total of up to five total years. ***** Sole source determination is based on the "Hoovers" data portal being a proprietary software owned by Dun & Bradstreet. NIST MEP requires these services in order to identify accurate manufacturer information. MEP has invested significant programming resources into developing connectivity between MEP's Enterprise Information System (MEIS) and D&B business databases. This allows MEP Centers to access information such as address, NAICS Code, size, geographical location, organizational hierarchy, financials, principals, etc. No other products provide the volume and breadth of data and NIST MEP is trained on the use of these applications. Every current MEP Center has previously received record for their State for the above purposes. A Center can also trigger an investigation through D&B to reconcile industry classification. Legacy database systems are in place to use the D&B data. A disruption of this service would require additional costs to an MEP Center to accommodate a different source of data, while also leading to a delay in the Center being provided access to this data that is critical to their operation. This would represent an unnecessary cost for a Center. D&B is the owner of all rights, title and copyright to the materials contained within its library and is the only vendor with the legal rights to publish and distribute these materials worldwide. NIST searched the web and GSA Advantage! for other, similar products that could potentially provide the MEP Centers with similar data. However, while there are other products on the market that provide some of the same data, use of a different system would incur additional time and costs for the Government to account for the learning curve, connectivity, and training required. Therefore, Dun & Bradstreet's "Hoovers" data portal is the only source for this acquisition *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561450 Credit Bureaus ****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon 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. *****Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Brian Jamieson at Brian.Jamieson@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at Brian.Jamieson@nist.gov no later than September 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN05062489-W 20180831/180829231559-d5c474d152ba32a45171bb0a5a5bb1c7 (fbodaily.com)
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