Notice of Intent to Sole Source - GRAIP Lite Training Video Production

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action Synopsis. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will receive no response. This Proposed Contract Action is published to notify potential sources that The Rocky Mountain Research Station intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract, on behalf of the USDA Forest Service to Wide Eye Productions, Inc. for the GRAIP Lite Road Sediment Model Training Video Series in multiple locations for the Boise Lab located in Boise, ID.

This procurement is for the GRAIP Lite Road Sediment Model Training Video Series. GRAIP_Lite is a new forest road impact assessment tool built for use with corporate United States Forest Service (USFS) road data in Arc GIS. The tool was designed with the intention of making the analysis of road cumulative effects faster, easier, better documented, more defensible, and easier to modify. Analyses that took weeks can now take a few hours or less. The program is automated to allow easy input of alternatives and before-during-after presentation of the results in maps of the road and stream networks. The analysis and display process was developed cooperatively between USFS specialists, USFS Researchers, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) personnel.

Tasks:
2.1 Work with RMRS staff to develop training video script.
2.2 Work with RMRS staff to create a visual story for each of three videos.
2.3 Capture video of 3 minutes of interview footage at a remote site.
2.4 Capture 2 minutes of video on public lands of roads, streams and road erosion.
2.5 Create 1 minute of animated content that illustrate the functions of the model by adding layers of visual information. Initial frame showing 3-dimensional land surface, adding roads, adding streams, adding watershed boundaries, adding road segments, adding drainage points, and finally showing water routing from drainage points to the streams.

Qualifications:
1. Knowledge and experience on producing scientific educational videos.
2. Located close to the Boise Lab in Boise, ID.
3. Ability to use stock imagery of National Forests that the Forest Service can use to limit time and select good shots in the field.

The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Date posted to FedBizOpps: 18 JUN 2019. Date posting will close: 23 JUN 2019. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 512110. The Size Standard is $32.5 million. The desired period of performance for the services described herein is anticipated to be from July 1, 2019 through March 15, 2020. The responses to this synopsis will be used to confirm that this is a sole source requirement. This notice is not a Request for Proposals (RFP); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to awarding the contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this notice of proposed contract action. Contractors who believe they possess the expertise and experience shall submit technical capabilities in writing to Anthony Salas, RMRS Acquisition Management, USDA Forest Service, 240 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526, or electronically to: anthony.salas@usda.gov. Responses must be received no later than 11:00 a.m. MDT 23 JUN 2019. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. Firms responding must indicate the following information: Indicate the business size: small business or disadvantaged business, veteran owned small business or HUB Zone certified, and indicate the appropriate NAICS code. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research.

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