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Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source June 23, 2025 75A50225R00007 Page 1 of 1

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source

This is a Notice of intent published in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Center for Administration, Office of the Head of Contracting Activity (OHCA), intends to award on a sole source basis with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for Geospatial Information System (GIS), GeoHealth Systems (GHS) software licenses, professional services for implementation, consulting, system optimization, and the development of custom-made tools to meet specific operational needs. While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; quotes are not being requested. The notice number for this acquisition is 75A50225R00007.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Service. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; no solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, sources may submit descriptive literature, fully documenting their capability to perform these services, which the Agency will consider. A determination to compete in this procurement based on response(s) to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. A solicitation will be issued to ESRI, no less than 15 days after the date of this notice, unless the government determines that any other organization has the capability to meet this requirement.

This will be a Firm Fixed Price and time-and-materials cost-type contract with FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition; FAR 6.302-1, 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items;

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than Central Contractor Registration. To be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submitting an offer, the offeror acknowledges that the prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov, both before award and throughout the performance and final payment periods. Lack of registration in the SAM Registration will make an offeror ineligible for the award. Offers must be submitted no later than 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on 30 June 2025 to the attention of Alan L. Jackson, e-mail address: alan.jackson@hhs.gov.

ASPR will provide no reimbursement for any costs associated with providing the capability information.

The proposed contract action is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, as authorized by FAR Part 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements because the software and/or services are unique to ESRI.

Interested persons may identify their interest and ability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will generally be considered exclusively for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.