INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE- West Coast Data Portal

This notice is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Acquisition Operations Branch, is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the Government’s intent to award a firm-fixed-price type of purchase order on a sole source basis to the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (3535 Harbor Blvd, Suite 110, Cosa Mesa, CA 92626) in support of the West Coast Ocean Data Portal (WCODP), pursuant to FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source.

The WCODP is an online data catalog and resource center that consolidates available data and enables state, federal, and local users to locate, visualize and download ocean resources and human use information such as fishing grounds, recreational areas, shipping lanes, habitat areas, and energy sites, among others. It is a collaborative effort involving federal agencies, West Coast States (CA, OR, and WA), The portal was established by the West Coast Governor’s Alliance on Ocean Health to improve access to scientific and geospatial information for coastal and marine planning, policy development and resource management.

The WCODP currently resides on servers that are located at SCCWRP’s facilities. SSCWRP is the only source reasonably available who can provide the required services because it is the only entity that has access to the servers and data.


It is anticipated that award of a purchase order will occur on or before August 06, 2024, with a 12-month base period and four 12-months option periods. The applicable NAICS Code is 519290. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. This notice of intent is for informational purposes only. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency if received by the Point of Contact (POC) listed below by August 05, 2024 (reference Solicitation No. 140M0124Q0054). A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. POC: Christina Mohamed, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition Operations Branch, 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAE-AMD, Sterling, VA 20166. Any response must be emailed to christina.mohamed@bsee.gov.