Notice of Intent Sole Source.docx

Notice of Intent Sole Source- Chronus

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) award to Chronus at 15395 SE 30th Place, Suite 140, Bellevue, WA 98007. This procurement is being conducted under simplified acquisitions procedures in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13.

The objective of this procurement is to provide the 100,000+ Coast Guard workforce with a platform to enable connection to a mentor in the Coast Guard. The platform will provide access, connection methods, and a plan for mentoring pairs to guide them in their relationship. For purposed of this document and ‘connection’ is defined as an established pairing between a mentor and a mentee (or in the case of group mentoring, a pairing between a cadre of mentors and mentees).

It shall provide a compliant enterprise Software as a Solution (SaaS) mentoring program product. The product shall be scalable and configurable to the CG needs. The product shall have a demonstrated industry presence with quantifiable results such as case studies or customer reports. The product shall have a framework to provide connections with a guided experience through a mentoring relationship. The product shall employ a data driven architecture to allow analytics on all data entered. The product shall employ an algorithmic based capability to optimize matching. The product shall by fully app enabled supported on Android and IOS devices, meet CG and DHS compliance requirements, and be accessible from all workstations, regardless of domain (.mil, .org, .edu, .gov, .com etc). Provide dedicated staff for major program elements, and a 24x7 tech support staff for routine queries.

The purchase order's period of performance will be Base Year plus four (4) Option Years. This notice serves as both a synopsis of the requirement and public notice of the USCG's intent to sole source.

This action is being taken in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this notice.

Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. All responses shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist Melony Y. Suber via email to Melony.Y.Suber@uscg.mil by 5:00PM EST on August 28, 2020 and Reference no.70Z02320QPPJ01900. If the Agency does not receive an acceptable response to this announcement by the specified date, negotiations will be conducted with Chronus as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted.