Intent_to_Single_Source_1.pdf

Special Notice

SUBJECT* Intent to Sole Source

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 80225

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 140R8122Q0214

ARCHIVE 14 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 7641 AERONAUTICAL MAPS, CHARTS AND

GEODETIC

NAICS CODE* 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services Size Standard $16.50

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Bureau of Reclamation

Denver Federal Center Building 67

Denver CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT*

POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL*

Melissa Miles mmiles@usbr.gov mailto:mmiles@usbr.gov

DESCRIPTION

The Bureau of Reclamation Denver Contracting office, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Planet Labs, Inc.: 911 Washington Ave Ste 420, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63101- 1208.

A DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM A SINGLE SOURCE will be prepared. The period of performance will be for 1-year. Specifications are as follows:

NAICS code: 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services Size Standard $16.50

Reclamation has a need for medium to high resolution multispectral satellite imagery with a weekly minimum revisit time for vegetation classification, vegetation health monitoring, and other remote sensing activities. Planet Labs Federal, Inc. is the only provider of this kind of imagery product. Resellers of this imagery do exist in the commercial marketplace, but they do not offer access to the graphical user interface (GUI) or the application programming interface (API) to search current and archive imagery. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 and 13.

Reclamation believes that only one responsible source can fully provide the service that will satisfy the agency's requirement.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than July 7th at 2:00PM, EDT.

A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Bureau of Reclamation will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.

Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with “RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE PLANET LABS” in the subject line. All documents submitted, will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Contract Specialist, Melissa Miles by email at mmiles@usbr.gov.

The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities, experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.