NOAA/NAO Audit Tracking System Maintenance and Support

Special Notice Number: NF-FKB000-21-00490

Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Appeals Office (NAO)

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Marine Fisheries Service National Appeals Office (NAO) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of  FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)), to Professional Services Corporation/SureCode Technologies to procure a base and four years of ATS software (ATS) maintenance and support services to keep the ATS operational for continued use as NAO’s tool for tracking, reporting, and storing appeals and inquiries documents.  The period of performance is from 2/23/2021 to 2/22/2022, with four option years.

The sole source determination is based on National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, National Appeals Office (NAO) requirement for the ATS software (ATS) maintenance and support services to keep the ATS operational for continued use as NAO’s tool for tracking, reporting, and storing appeals and inquiries documents.  The services covered under this request are a logical follow-on to an order issued under GS-35F-1092M, award number EA133F-16-NC-1058. However the Vendor will not renew its GSA contract therefore an Open Market firm-fixed price contract is being sought. It is expected that limiting the source will provide economy and efficiency because 1) this requirement utilizes SureCode Application Server and employs the SureCode Application Framework (SAF) library, an exclusive application development library, 2) the vendor developed and is experienced with ATS. PFS/Surecode ATS is proprietary and they do not have authorized resellers that can provide the required services to the NOAA ATS.

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.  Submissions are due no later than

February 5th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.  Responses may be emailed to Shawana.Randolph@noaa.gov

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only Professional Services Corporation/SureCode Technologies can provide the requirement stated above.