EM Software

This is a Special Notice of intent, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Law Enforcement Pacific Islands Division intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Archipelago Marine Research.  AMR has an exclusive agreement, proprietary data, limit right in data, patents right for uses EM Interpret Lite Annual software.

The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334614 with a corresponding size standard of 1250 employees. This Special Notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available; however, other potential sources with the expertise and required capabilities may submit such data which demonstrates the requirements stated above.  Submissions are due no later than April 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm HST, Honolulu, HI.  Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All questions must be submitted in writing to Submissions received in response to this notice shall be evaluated based on demonstrated technical ability to successfully provide the required services as stated herein. Interested parties must respond before the deadline of this notice.  Faxed responses/questions can be sent to 808-725-6199, Attn:  Bonnie or emailed at Bonnie.Oshiro@noaa.gov. The NOAA Office of Law Enforcement Pacific Islands Division requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM).  No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM.  For additional information and to register in SAM please access the following website: http://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number.  A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.  The government now requires all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line SAM. The SAM is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors should go on-line at www.sam.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in SAM.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.