7A--Intent to Sole Source Notice

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for Specpoint AE (MasterSpec) software. The notice, posted on February 6, 2025, with a due date of February 7, 2025, is specifically for the Facility Management (FM) Office teams located in Lakewood, Santa Fe, and Phoenix. The contract will support the preparation of MasterSpec technical specifications for design and construction projects across multiple engineering and architectural disciplines. This procurement will be conducted under simplified acquisition procedures as a commercial acquisition, falling under NAICS code 513210 with a small business size standard of $47 million. The agency has determined that MasterSpec is the only solution providing comprehensive and industry-acceptable standards for their requirements.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to procure specialized software critical for the National Park Service's technical specification needs. Interested vendors who believe they can provide equivalent software are instructed to contact Contracting Officer Amber Bridges directly. No formal solicitation document is available, and the government reserves the right to make final determinations on competition based on responses received. The software acquisition is specifically for the Specpoint AE (MasterSpec) product, which will be used to prepare technical specifications across civil, environmental, electrical, mechanical engineering, architecture, historical architecture, and landscape architecture domains. The procurement will be processed as a commercial acquisition under PSC category 7A21 for IT and Telecom Business Application Software. Potential contractors should carefully review the notice and be prepared to demonstrate their capabilities if they wish to challenge the sole source determination.