REQUIREMENTS-25-0616 Sources Sought.pdf

REQUEST FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

1.0 Description

In preparation for an upcoming procurement, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Western Acquisition Division (WAD), on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Greater

Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) is conducting market research and seeking possible sources to support the Technology and Data Management (TDM) division by providing Information Technology (IT)

Support Services to meet its mission. The contractor would provide the required services through the issuance of

Call Orders under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).

2.0 Background and Objective

The GARFO office of the NMFS located in Gloucester, Massachusetts, administers NOAA’s programs in the

Northeast United States to manage living resources for optimum use. It represents the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries with other Federal, state, and private conservation agencies; commercial and recreational fishing industries and interests; consumers; other constituents; and the general public for the eastern coastal states of

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. GARFO provides the administrative and technical infrastructure to support the information requirements and decision-making processes of Regional Fishery

Management Councils. GARFO is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing programs for fishery management, resource allocations, and habitat and protected species conservation. GARFO does extensive analysis of impacts associated with fishery management activities; implements programs to maintain robust habitats and stocks of living marine resources; coordinates state/Federal cooperative programs with and among the states, fishery management councils, marine fisheries commissions, and other Federal agencies.

GARFO’s TDM division is responsible for providing technical support for approximately 250 internal and many external customers (fisheries management councils, states, other fishery management groups, and commercial fishing industry users). The services will be provided to GARFO, including all of its sites on the Eastern Seaboard, from Maine to North Carolina and external customers in the fishing management and fishing communities. The services will also provide support for Northeast Fisheries Information Management Systems and the Fisheries

Dependent Data Initiative Project’s IT requirements.

3.0 Requirement

This section describes the general requirements for this effort. The following goals are listed as follows:

4.0 Goals

● Non-Personal Services

● Business Relations

● Task Order Administration and Management

● Personnel Administration

● Sub-Task Order Management

● Contractor Personnel, Disciplines, and Specialties

The contractor shall provide the following services throughout the period of performance and complete the following tasks as described in the attached PWS. The contractor shall be directly responsible for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness and completion of all tasks assigned under this contract.

All contract requirements performed are subject to the quality review of the GARFO Contracting Officer's

Technical Representative (COR).

Generally, the BPA shall include:

● Software Developer - 5640 hours

● Software Engineer - 3760 hours

● Programmer Analyst - 5640 hours

● Help Desk Specialist: - 3760 hours

● Database Specialist - 3760 hours

● Software Documentation Specialist - 1880 hours

● Overtime, Travel, and Training

5.0 Requested Information

Contractors shall submit a Capability Statement to demonstrate how they meet the requirements of this Sources

Sought notice. Please limit responses to five (5) pages. Standard brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this notice.

The submitted Capability Statement shall include the following:

1. Company Overview

a. Company Name and Address

b. A brief description of your company

c. Socioeconomic status, business size, and size standard/applicable North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) codes.

d. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and/or CAGE

2. Using specific and direct relevant examples, the interested vendor shall demonstrate capabilities with the goals identified above and the tasks outlined in the attached draft Performance Work Statement

(PWS)

3. The Government is also requesting vendor input and feedback on possible solicitation evaluation factors. This information is optional to provide.

6.0 Summary

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST ONLY to identify sources that can provide IT Support Services for the GARFO TDM office. The information provided in the Sources Sought is subject to change and is not binding on NOAA. This is not a request for technical or cost proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice or reimburse for costs incurred by interested parties providing the information requested herein. Information received will be considered solely to make an informed decision regarding a potential procurement and associated acquisition strategy. Responses to the Sources Sought notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by NOAA to form a binding contract. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Questions regarding this request or the PWS must be submitted in writing no later than April 14, 2025 by 12:00

Mountain Time, sent via email to jack.huckleby@noaa.gov and kristen.picariello@noaa.gov.

mailto:jack.huckleby@noaa.go mailto:kealie.chacon@noaa.gov

Capability statements must be submitted no later than April 16, 2025 by 12:00 Mountain Time, sent via email to jack.huckleby@noaa.gov and to kristen.picariello@noaa.gov.

Emailed responses must be received in a supported Adobe or Microsoft Office file format. These formats are the only acceptable methods of submitting a response electronically. Zip Files, Cloud storage providers, Google docs, web-based drop boxes, OneNote/OneDrive, URLs, web-based format, or any other virtual/web-based memory service are NOT acceptable methods of submitting a response electronically. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.