SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Agreement for the Arboretum Botanical Explorer (ABE) and ABE Mobile Application
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Agricultural Research Service - Eastern Business Service Center
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 933577-2018
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2018
- Point of Contact
- Rene D. Edwards, Phone: 301 504-1744
- E-Mail Address
-
rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov
(rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. National Arboretum (USNA) located in Washington, D.C. intends to issue a firm fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to the following source: Blue Raster, LLC located in Arlington, VA for the following: Maintenance & repair services agreement including upgrades for the Arboretum Botanical Explorer (ABE) and ABE Mobile Application. This proposed award is being issued in accordance with FAR Part 13.106 under simplified acquisition procedures and conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541519; small business size standard is $25.0 million. Justification: The Arboretum Botanical Explorer (ABE) is a very complex mapping system that collates data from disparate databases. Maintaining all the data linkages are critical to ensure the data integrity of our germplasm collections. Blue Raster is the only developer with the knowledge of the ABE, ArcGIS, FME, Coldfusion and their interactions with the proprietary data packages, including Asset Bank and BG-Base. They possess a thorough understanding of the USNA infrastructure, Government IT requirements and IT-security demands. The contractor also possesses a combination of systems knowledge unique to its team, which originally architect-ed, developed and deployed ABE and ABE mobile app. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES However, it is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Vendors that believe they can provide the aforementioned items are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing. The government will consider all responsible sources received by the due date. Written responses must contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona-fide capability to fulfill the requirement. If no written responses are received, a purchase order will be issued without further notice.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: The U.S. National Arboretum (USNA), 3501 New York Ave., Washington, District of Columbia, 20002, United States
- Zip Code: 20002
- Zip Code: 20002
- Record
- SN05103894-W 20180927/180925230921-baaa359a185106f67486cc754bf488db (fbodaily.com)
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