Mapquest Service - Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - 123A9419Q0016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order to TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. for the acquisition of MapQuest service and associated technical assistance, in support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Please see the limited sources justification for more details on the requirement.

This notice is not a formal solicitation. However, interested responsible sources may submit a capability statement for the agency's consideration in determining whether a competitive procurement should be conducted in the future for this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

1.) Date: May 1, 2019
2.) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 20250
3.) Product Service Code - D319 (IT and Telecom- Annual Software Maintenance Service Plans)
4.) Contracting Office Address: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20250
5.) Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source
6.) Proposed Solicitation Number: 123A9419Q0016
7.) Closing Response Date: May 6, 2019
8.) Contact Specialist: Thomas Nasvytis, thomas.nasvytis@usda.gov
9.) Contract Award Dollar Amount: $25,000.00
10.) Proposed Contract Award Date: May 7, 2019
11.) Contractor: TeleCommunications Systems, Inc.
12.) Description: 1-year annual maintenance and technical support for MapQuest Enterprise Edition, with the following service elements:
• Software upgrade rights
• Telephone technical assistance support 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Problem resolution support 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Email technical assistance support 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Online Technical knowledge base support 24 hours a day 7 days a week
13.) Place of Contract Performance: 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20250

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