Notice of Intent to Sole Source / Sources Sought Solicitation to Drilling Info

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Drilling Info, Inc. for the Drillinginfo (DI) System Product Software License subscription renewal, DI Desktop Plus, DI Analytics, and Estimated Ultimate Recoveries (EURs) for a maximum of 19 licensed users for the period September 29, 2015 ? September 28, 2016.

Drillinginfo is an oil/gas intelligence company that provides a software platform, tools, and services for the oil and gas industry. The one year subscription renewal includes the following features and capabilities: - US Production, both current and historical - Well Header & Lat/Longs - Permitting Data - Current Rig locations - Graphing & Analytical capabilities o Decline Curve/Type Curve generation at well and filed / basin / reservoir level o EUR generation o Bubble mapping o Cross plotting - Enhanced data delivery and exporting o Weekly FTP of data o Shapefile export capability - DI EURs - DI Analytics - All products include upfront and ongoing training

Drillinginfo is the only source that provides access to the DI System Product License, DI Desktop Plus, DI Analytics & EURS and this combination of comprehensive data and analyses. With industry leading intelligence, tools and services, the Drillinginfo database offers the research that industry uses to develop long-term investment strategy, respond to regulatory and legislative proposals, and assess technology trends. Drillinginfo provides a comprehensive and integrated database of land, well and production information in the industry; global insights and international data and expert analysis; industry best practices; and research and analytics with unconventional analysis. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 5:30 PM ET on September 10, 2015. Responses must be submitted in writing to the purchasing agent, Lora Stumpf, via email at stumpf@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.