DOIGFBO210033 FBO Synopsis Attachment_1.pdf

SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION – DOIGFBO210033

(1) NAICS Code: 813910

(2) Date: 04/02/2021

(3) Year: 2021

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20192

(5) Product or Service Code: U005

(6) Contracting Office Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 205, Reston, VA 20192

(7) Subject: US Geological Survey (USGS) Notice of Proposed Contract Action - Intent to Award Sole

Source - Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Membership

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: N/A

(9) Closing Response Date: 04/09/2021

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: ckuhn@usgs.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: N/A - TBD

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: Estimated $300,000.00

(13) Line Item Number: N/A

(14) Contract Award Date: Estimated 05/01/2020

(15) Contractor: Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

(16) Description: The USGS has a requirement for a sole source firm-fixed price contract for membership in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), a not-for-profit, international standards organization to support and maintain the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and to maintain and approve policies and procedures for OGC’s interoperability program, used across the world.

The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to the OGC, unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have obtained similar technical expertise and can provide the same service. Vendors are invited to contact the Contracting Officer via email at ckuhn@usgs.gov no later than 2PM ET, Friday, April 9, 2021 with an affirmative answer. All responsible sources may submit a capabilities statement which shall be considered by the agency.

Period of performance is 06/01/2021 through 05/31/2022 plus four 12-month options. Acquisition method is

FAR 13.5 (Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items).

Justification as follows:

Membership renewal with the OGC is required for the USGS. The USGS is the lead agency designated by the

DOI for the development and adoption of geospatial standards. OMB Circular A-119 requires federal agencies to participate in such voluntary consensus standards groups to contribute federal requirements to the standardization process. Participation in the standards development process is limited to member organizations. Under this membership, all disciplines within the USGS are eligible to participate, covering geospatial standardization issues in water resources, geology, ecosystems, and geospatial domains. No organization other than the OGC provides a forum for geospatial voluntary-consensus industry standards development.

Participation in the OGC allows members the ability to collaborate in extensive research and development on geospatial standards that would be many times more costly than if work were conducted independently.

Members can collaborate on interoperability program initiatives, including testbeds and pilot projects as mailto:ckuhn@usgs.gov

SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION – DOIGFBO210033

collaboration events. As a result of this process, all standards that are developed become freely available to anyone over the Internet, increasing the outreach and adoption of the standards. Membership in the OGC allows the USGS to fulfill its obligations under A-119, maintain leadership in geospatial standards development, and promotes the open exchange of geospatial data between USGS and hundreds of other organizations. Failure by USGS to maintain membership in the OGC would jeopardize the status of the

Bureau as a designated lead agency.

(end of description/justification)

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Contractor’s location

(18) Set-aside Status: No set-aside