MSSPL04 - Special Notice of Proposed Sole Source Contract Action.pdf
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This Special Notice is a sole-source contract action issued by the United States Coast Guard's C5I Service Center for software support services. The contract will be awarded to Heuristic Management Systems Inc. (HMS Software) for fifty (50) days of remote support services to complete software enhancements for the Time Control Industrial (TCI) and Depot Management (DPOM) systems. The procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with a firm-fixed price and a period of performance from 8 October 2025 to 7 May 2026.
Key details include the Special Notice Number 52800PR26MSSPL04, with a closing response date of 3:00 PM ET on 26 September 2025 and an anticipated award date of 29 September 2025. The contract is classified under Product Service Code DA01 (IT and Telecom—Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service) and NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services). The sole-source justification is based on the proprietary nature of HMS Software's systems, which cannot be modified by other manufacturers to work with the Coast Guard's existing investments.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT ACTION
Firm-Fixed Price September 2025
SPECIAL NOTICE NUMBER:
52800PR26MSSPL04
CONSIGNEE AND DESTINATION:
United States Coast Guard
C5ISC – Kearneysville
408 Coast Guard Drive
Kearneysville, WV, 25430-3002
CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER: TBD
CONTRACT AWARD AMOUNT: TBD
ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE:
29 September 2025
Product Service Code (PSC): DA01 – IT and Telecom—
Business Application / Application Development Software as a Service
NAICS: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services
CLOSING RESPONSE DATE:
3:00PM ET on Friday, 26 September 2025
Period of Performance:
8 October 2025 – 7 May 2026
LINE ITEM QTY UNIT DESCRIPTION
0001 1 JB Fifty (50) days, each, remote support services to complete additional software enhancements to the Time Control Industrial (TCI) and Development of the Depot
Management (DPOM) systems.
In accordance FAR 5.2, this is a notification of a proposed sole-source contract action to HMS SOFTWARE. The US
Coast Guard, C5I Service Center, intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR
13.106-1(b) to HEURISTIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC. DBA: HMS SOFTWARE, 189 Hymus Blvd., Suite
402, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 1E9 Canada. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition
Procedures (SAP) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Heuristic Management System Software is proprietary. Only Heuristic Management System can provide the necessary support, upgrades, and maintenance for its proprietary Time Control Industrial (TCI) services and products. Due to the proprietary nature of Heuristic Management System software, there is no way to modify products by other manufacturers to work with the USCG’s existing Heuristic Management System investments.
All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Interested vendors may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than (NLT) 3:00PM ET on Friday, 26 September 2025.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
This notice of intent is NOT a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the
Government to the Contract Specialist, Brianna Riffle, Email: Brianna.Riffle@uscg.mil and the Contracting Officer, Mark Rushing, Email: Mark.A.Rushing@uscg.mil with Notice ID number referenced in the subject line.
mailto:Brianna.Riffle@uscg.mil mailto:Mark.A.Rushing@uscg.mil
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