Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Sole Source Contract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operation (OMAO), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the procedures at Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Part 12 and statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 with Emprise Corporation for a firm fixed price contract for Shipboard Automated Maintenance Management (SAMM) Engineering Deployment, Support Services and Material for the NOAA fleet. 

NOAA utilizes SAMM to plan, document, and verify completion of maintenance and repair activities across the fleet. The system includes multiple integrated modules such as Inventory Spare Parts Management, Vibration Monitoring System, Oil Analysis System, the Electronic Engineering Logbook, and the Electronic Vessel Logbook (ShipsLog). These tools allow NOAA to track asset condition, streamline logistics, and perform advanced condition monitoring. The contractor shall provide engineering support services to the NOAA fleet to maintain, develop and update the SAMM system, the SAMM Spare Parts Module, the Ship Inspection Program, the Vibration Monitoring System, the Oil Analysis System, future SAMM Add-ons, Virtual Technical Library, the Logbook and Ship’s Log, training to afloat personnel, training to ashore personnel, and training NOAA officers in the use of these systems in accordance with the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement.

The associated North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) code is 541330 Engineering Services, with a business size standard of $25.5M.

This notice does not constitute a solicitation, Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, or an Invitation for Bid and it does not restrict the Government in any way regarding its ultimate acquisition approach. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to Contract Specialist Bridget Cofo at bridget.cofo@noaa.gov by 2:00 PM Eastern on April 13, 2026, with the email subject line referencing this NOTICE ID.

DOC/NOAA/AGO/EAD requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI). A UEI may be acquired free of charge by registering at http:// https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.