Notice_of_Intent_to_Single_Source_-_NGI_Subscription_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

Posted Date: December 5, 2024

Procurement Office:

The Department of the Interior (DOI) – Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services

Directorate (AQD)

Response Due Date:

December 16, 2024, by 10AM EST

NOTICE OF INTENT SYNOPSIS:

The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate on behalf of Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) intends to award a Purchase Order to

Intelligence Press, Inc., on a single source basis. The intended procurement is classified under

North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) Code 513120 - Periodical

Publishers.

This is a single source procurement under the authority of FAR Part 13, as there is only one source reasonably available that can satisfy agency requirements. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as described in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12 -

Acquisition of Commercial Items.

Description:

ONRR requires Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) Subscription Services to provide required web-based information services regarding natural gas energy markets and associated industry data, pricing, and business information. These publications are referenced by both government and industry as a business standard as authorized under Federal Regulation 30 CFR §1206.101 and 30

CFR §1206.104. The following NGI Subscription Services meet ONRR’s need for industry data, pricing, and business information:

• Weekly GPI (WG)

• NGI Weekly Newsletter (NGI)

• Bidweek Data (BWD)

• Bidweek Survey (BW)

• Weekly Data (WD)

Purpose and Objective:

As part of their mission, ONRR initiates and conducts audits relating to the scope and extent of compliance by lessees, operators, revenue payors, and other persons with rental, royalty, net profit share, other payment requirements on a Federal or Indian oil and coal lease, and gas production from Indian (tribal and allotted) oil and gas leases. To perform these audits, ONRR personnel need to verify prices relative to gas production utilized by the lessor to determine royalties, rents or bonuses, and prices used in the oil and coal purchase contracts that companies use to calculate their royalties due, therefore, ONRR must subscribe to the same industry accepted trade publications utilized by lessees, operators, and revenue payors in their reporting.

Furthermore, ONRR is required to use Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) published prices found in the NGI Bidweek Survey for the calculation of Indian Index Zone prices as prescribed in the

Federal Register 64 FR66771 (https://federalregister.gov/a/99-30991) and updated in 76 FR

37828. (https://federalregister.gov/a/2011-16125). To use another published gas pricing resource would require an amendment to the CFR and Federal Register.

To meet this requirement, AQD anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order to the single source, Intelligence Press, Inc., for the NGI subscription services shown above.

Period of Performance: One (1) 12-month Base Period and two (2) 12-month Option Periods

This notice of intent to award a single source contract is NOT A REQUEST FOR

COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

However, all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government's requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirements and include: the Unique Entity ID (UEI) and the

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be retained as Market Research. Please be advised that this announcement may constitute the only notice that will be posted for this acquisition, based on any responses to this notice.

All responses must be received by 10:00am Eastern on Monday, December 16, 2024 and must reference number 140D0425Q0097. Responses may be submitted electronically via email to:

hanna_mershman@ibc.doi.gov