Coast Pilot Production System—Maintenance and Support

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole-source contract with Future Integrated Systems, LLC. The Special Notice regards maintenance and support of the Coast Pilot Production System, which is the sole method for creating and maintaining the nine volumes of the Coast Pilot nautical publication that provides navigational information to ensure maritime safety.

The Special Notice seeks to award a firm fixed price contract to Future Integrated Systems, LLC for a one-year base period and four consecutive one-year options to provide utilities, services, and maintenance support for the current Coast Pilot Production System. This includes fault analysis, testing, debugging, system upgrades, implementation, and operational and technical support. Responses demonstrating capability to meet the requirement are due by December 29, 2021. Specific enhancements must be implemented within 18 months. The anticipated period of performance is from April 2022 through April 2027, with the base period being April 2022 through April 2023 and four optional one-year extensions.