Notice of Intent to Sole Source - COMTELL Online Seafood Corporate and Foreign Trade Data Online Corporate

The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Urner Barry Publications Inc., 1001 Corporate Circle, Toms River, NJ 08755, using the procedures in FAR Part 13, to acquire COMTELL Online Seafood Corporate and Foreign Trade Data Online Corporate.  Urner Barry is the sole source for the COMTELL Online Seafood and Foreign Trade Data Services.  No other vendor/reseller offers access to the Urner Barry platform. 

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The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 511120 with a business size standard of 1,000 employees.   

This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on Contract Opportunities. 

Although 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.  However, if any interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements, and in an effort to comply with the requirements outlined in FAR 5.102, a firm may request an electronic copy of the solicitation from the Contract Specialist, Wendy Culbreth (Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov). 

All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read:  1305L2-20-02424, Urner Barry.

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement and/or a quote in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 11.59 PM EST on July 22, 2020.  The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements. 

The notice will remain open from July 7, 2020 to July 22, 2020.