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Notice of Intent to Sole Source NASA JPL GIPSYx GNSS Software
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Synopsis: Notice of Intent To Award A Sole-Source Contract

Announcement Number: 1305L2-20-01220 Project Title: NASA JPL GIPSYx GNSS Software

The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with West Virginia University Research Corporation using the procedures in FAR Part 13, to provide customization of the NASA JPL GIPSYX Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) software for inertially-aided precise point positioning of remote ocean buoys.

Dr. Gross is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU, and is a former member of the NASA JPL GIPSYx software development team. Dr. Gross and his team at WVU established and demonstrated Inertial Navigation System (INS)-aided GNSS Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technology in GIPSYx for aircraft positioning. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541330 with a business size standard of $15M.

This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on ConOpps.

Although a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if any interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements, and in an effort to comply with the requirements outlined in FAR 5.102, a firm may request an electronic copy of the solicitation from the Contract Specialist, Tamico Little (tamico.little@noaa.gov).

All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read:

Announcement Number: 1305L2-20-01220 Project Title. NASA JPL GIPSYx GNSS Software

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement and/or a quote in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 11:00 PM EST on August 6, 2020. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.

The solicitation will remain open from 07/23/20 to 08/06/20.

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