Notice of Intent to Sole Source Software

The Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), intends to award a sole source contract under FAR 13,106-1(b)(1)(i) - contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available, to RocScience, 54 Saint Patrick Street, TorontoM5T1V1, Canada for software, maintenance and training for numerical modeling and engineering. The software is proprietary software manufactured and distributed by RocScience, and as such, they are the only source that can provide the specialized software and training that is required. This action will result in a firm fixed price contract. The period of performance will commence on or about September 15, 2019 and end on or about September 14, 2019. The NAICS code for this requirement is 511210 - Software Publishers with a size standard of $38.5 million.
This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no solicitation document. No RFQ will be available for competitive proposals. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Jennifer McKeever, who can be reached at McKeever.Jennifer@dol.gov. Please reference "Response to Sole Source Notice for RocScience" in the subject line of any emails. Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement NLT Friday August 1, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. EST. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government.
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