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United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

Pre-solicitation Synopsis and Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Licensing and Maintenance Support of Software Engineering of America, Inc.'s (SEA) SAVR and TRMS

Software

Pursuant to FAR 5.207, Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses, the Department of Interior, Internal Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, on behalf of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, is posting a synopsis for the software maintenance and support for the licensing and maintenance support of Software Engineering of America, Inc.'s (SEA) SAVR and TRMS software.

In accordance with FAR 5.207(a)

(1) Action Code: P- Pre-solicitation

(2) Date: 24 October 2023

(3) Year: 2023

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20170

(5) Product or Service Code: DA10 Business Application/application Development

Software as a Service NAICS Code: 541519 – Information Technology Value-Added Resellers

(6) Contracting Office Address: 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, Herndon, VA 20170

(7) Subject: Intent to Sole Source to Engineering of America Inc.’s (SEA) for SAVR and

TRMS Software and associated Maintenance and Support.

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 140D0424Q0032

(9) Closing Response Date: 8 November 2023

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Dean Gillis Contract Specialist Acquisition Services Directorate Interior Business Center U.S. Department of the Interior dean_gillis@ibc.doi.gov

(571) 293-1786

Petite Jacque Contracting Officer Acquisition Services Directorate Interior Business Center U.S. Department of the Interior petite_jacque@ibc.doi.gov 703-914-3722

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: Contract Award TBD; Solicitation

Number 140D0424Q0032

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

(13) Line Item Number: TBD

(14) Contract Award Date: TBD

(15) Contractor: Software Engineering of America Inc.

(16) Description:

Renewal of Report Content Management and Report Viewing Software and Maintenance Support by Software Engineering of America Inc’s (SEA) proprietary Sysout/Syslog Accumulation Viewing & Retrieval (SAVR) and Total Report Management System (TRMS) software currently in use on DOI’s IBM Z15 T02 Mainframe. The period of performance for this anticipated effort is three

(3) years, comprised of a one (1)-year base period and two (2) 1-year option periods.

(17) Place of Contract Performance: N/A.

(18) Set-aside Status: Small Business Set-Aside

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(15) – The intended source is Software Engineering of America’s (SEA). The reason justifying the lack of competition is provided in accordance with FAR 13.501, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.” This requirement is for Content Management System (CMS) software and maintenance support by Software Engineering of America (SEA) utilizing their proprietary Sysout/Syslog Accumulation Viewing & Retrieval (SAVR) and Total Report Management System (TRMS) software currently in use on DOI’s IBM z/196 Mainframe. SEA’s SAVRS and TRMS software is a key underlying support component of the Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS), Job Entry System 2 (JES2), and JCLPlus financial applications, and many other functions and activities for customized report generation for IBC personnel.

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), this notice is not a request for competitive proposals.

However, vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of the requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required Sysout/Syslog Accumulation Viewing & Retrieval (SAVR) and Total Report Management System (TRMS) with maintenance and support may submit substantiating written documentation to the points of contact for the Department of the Interior, Dean Gillis and Petite Jacque, within fifteen (15) calendar days of this notice (on or before 8 November 2023). Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether and how to proceed with the planned sole source acquisition for this requirement. A determination by the Department not to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Department.