SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Office of HQ PS (HQ) U.S. Department of Energy Office of Headquarters Procurement Services MA-64 1000 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington DC 20585 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- DE-SOL-0010372
- Point of Contact
- Jones, Mary D
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is issued on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy-Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis (EPSA). The DOE Office of Procurement Services intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with GTM Research for subscription services for web-based research tools to a range of topics that are required by the U.S. Department of Energy-Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, in accordance with FAR 6.302.3(a)(2)(ii) and pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1)--Only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements. GTM Research is the only known source with a competitively-earned exclusive partnership with the Solar Industry Association (SEIA), having proprietary access to extensive SEIA industry data. Similarly, this is the only source with a partnership with the Energy Storage Association, the leading industry association for energy storage firms. Market research has revealed no other service with as detailed or thorough a database in these regards. GTM Research will provide EPSA with access to reliable, fundamental data through six subscription services. The Solar Gold package provides extensive coverage of the solar industry including projects, financing, corporate financial data, supply chain participants, policy and technologies. The Solar Market Insight Reports service contains state-level breakdowns of solar power installations, costs, manufacturing, and demand projections. The PV Pulse service provides data on the global solar photovoltaic (PV) value chain, including technology market shares, production costs, end-market shipments, and component pricing patterns. The U.S. Utility Market Tracker service contains a searchable, Excel-based database with data on operating and contracted utility PV project in the U.S. The Grid Edge Gold package includes data and research on sma1t meters, distributed automation, distributed generation, advanced metering infrastructure, smart grid companies, policies, technologies, and how these factors play together to expand the U.S. smart grid market. The Energy Storage Monitor service provides quarterly and annual reports with the energy storage industry's only comprehensive research on energy storage markets, deployments, policies, regulations and financing in the U.S. The program requirement comprises an annual EPSA enterprise-wide subscription that will form the initial award in the Base period, and 3 Option periods that may be awarded subsequently based on funding availability and programmatic need. This is a notice of intent and no solicitation is available for this requirement. Interested parties may submit a capability statement and rational by September 9, 2016 at 12:00 pm ET via e-mail to maryd.jones@hq.doe.gov. The written response must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent service exists which would meet the government ™s needs as stated herein. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This requirement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in conjunction with FAR Par 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Questions or comment to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Mary D. Jones at maryd.jones@hq.doe.gov via e-mail only (no phone calls; voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: Notice of Intent: Question Submission “ DE-SOL-0010372.
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