Intent to Sole Source- High Resolution Satellite Imagery FY23.pdf
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This notice announces the Department of Agriculture's intent to award a sole source contract to Maxar for high-resolution satellite imagery. The contract would have a base period of one year with two one-year option periods. The imagery requirements include recent orthophotography for various USDA agency applications in select areas of interest such as Alaska. Minimum end user license agreements are required. Interested parties may submit statements of capability by August 15th detailing their ability to provide the required products. However, the decision to compete the requirement is at the government's sole discretion. No oral communications will be accepted in response to this notice.
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Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract for a base period of one year and two one‐year option periods to Maxar for high‐resolution satellite imagery. USDA requires high resolution satellite imagery for select areas of interest (AOI) to include, but not limited to, the State of Alaska including the Aleutian
Islands.
Requirements:
The Contractor shall provide recent orthoimagery for many USDA agency applications including
NRCS (Conservation Desktop, Soil Survey, Urban Agricultural) and FSA (MIDAS). Two types of satellite imagery are required, 1) large geographical areas from archived satellite imagery, and
2) recent satellite imagery of selective areas of interest. Minimum End User License Agreements
(EULA) are also required.
The proposed contract action is for commercial items for which the Government intends to solicit in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 13.106‐1(b), Only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency’s requirement.
The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, however, if any other interested party believes that it can provide the required products, it may submit a statement of capabilities.
Capability statements must display sufficient detail and evidence to determine if the party has the ability to provide the required products. The statement of capabilities must be furnished in writing and emailed to Zsanique.Douglass@usda.gov by August 15, 2023 at 10:00 am. Central Standard Time (CST).
The government will not pay for information received in response to this announcement.
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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. This is a notice, and a solicitation will not be issued. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice.
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