Merchant Mariner Credentials and Vessel Documentation Program

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
OIPL_24_14
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Competitive 8(a)

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is seeking an IT solution to modernize its Merchant Mariner Credentials and Vessel Documentation Program. The procurement aims to develop a more efficient system that enhances automation, improves data validation, decreases processing time, and improves overall customer experience. This pre-solicitation notice indicates the USCG intends to award a single Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under GSA Multiple Award Schedule using the Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services NAICS code. The solicitation will be released on or about December 13, 2024, with responses due by December 20, 2024. No questions or comments will be accepted by the USCG regarding this pre-solicitation notification.

The contract opportunity is designated as a competitive 8(a) set-aside with a size standard of $40 million. The anticipated contract will be structured as a Firm Fixed Price agreement, with individual calls awarded under the BPA. The procurement falls under PSC category R702 for Management Data Collection support, specifically targeting IT infrastructure and data processing services. While no specific award value is mentioned, the NAICS code size standard suggests potential contract values up to $40 million. The solution will support the Coast Guard's statutory responsibilities for issuing credentials and documenting vessels, with an emphasis on creating a modern, transparent, and user-friendly system that can easily accommodate workflow updates.

Notice text

This is not a request for proposals.  This presolicitation/synopsis is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1), requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions and FAR 5.205(f) requiring dissemination of pre-solicitation notices. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has a requirement rapid development and deployment of a modern, efficient, effective, and affordable IT solution to support the USCG statutory responsibility to issue Merchant Mariner Credentials and Vessel Documentation.  The new solution will provide increased automation, improve data validation, decrease processing time, improve transparency, improve trust, allow easy updates to workflows, and improve overall customer experience.  The USCG intends to award a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under GSA MAS SIN 518210C.  It is anticipated that calls will be awarded as Firm Fixed Price.

The solicitation will be issued as a competitive total 8(a) set-aside under The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services) and its size standard is $40 million. No questions or comments will be accepted by USCG concerning this notification. This pre-solicitation is being issued for informational purposes only. USCG expects to release a solicitation for this requirement on or about December 13, 2024.

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