RS Means Full Library Access License Renewal
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Special Notice for the renewal of RS Means Full Library Access licenses. NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office proposes to enter into a sole-source contract with Gordian RSMeans Company, LLC to provide 26 licenses for RS Means Full Library data access. The contract will support the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), which manages major construction projects as well as repair and alteration projects. The agency has identified RSMeans as the single source provider for this specialized construction cost estimation software. This procurement is structured as other than full and open competition due to the proprietary nature of the RSMeans database and its integration with existing NOAA systems.
The primary purpose of this contract is to enable OCAO project managers to access comprehensive construction cost data necessary for building accurate cost estimates for their construction and renovation projects. The Special Notice has a tight timeline, with responses due by September 15, 2025, just three days after the posting date of September 12, 2025. NOAA justifies the sole-source approach by emphasizing that RSMeans provides the most comprehensive and accurate construction cost data available in the market, which is widely relied upon by estimators, architects, and engineers. The agency specifically notes that RSMeans integrates with their existing ARCHIBUS Total Infrastructure Facilities Maintenance System and serves as the primary estimating factor within the NOAA BUILDER Sustainment System, making alternative solutions impractical. Market research confirmed that RSMeans database access is exclusively licensed through RS Means Company, LLC, a subsidiary of the Gordian Group, Inc., establishing them as the sole provider of this critical software capability.
Notice text
Agency and contracting activity
Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Corporation Services Acquisition Division (CSAD), proposes to enter into a contract on the basis of other than full and open competition in support of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO).
Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs.
The OCAO requires a total of 26 licenses for RS Means Full Library data access. The OCAO manages major construction projects, in addition to repair and alteration projects. The project managers rely on the dataset available through RS Means to build accurate construction cost estimates necessary to manage their projects.
Identification of the single source
RSMeans data from Gordian
RSMeans Company, LLC
P.O. Box 75008495, Chicago, IL 60674-8495
Justification
The RSMeans online data is the most comprehensive source of accurate construction cost estimates on the market today and is used widely by estimators, architects, and engineers due to the accuracy and reliability of the data. RSMeans database provides a wide variety of data that allows the user to quickly and easily generate an accurate cost analysis of a new project or renovation. RSMeans cost data is researched thoroughly by a team of professionals who are well-versed in assessing both current and project costs for key components of any given construction project.
OCAO uses RSMeans with the ARCHIBUS Total Infrastructure Facilities Maintenance System. RSMeans is also the primary estimating factor within the NOAA BUILDER Sustainment System. Not using RSMeans would have a severe negative impact on both of these systems.
The market research revealed that subscription to the RSMeans database is licensed through RS Means Company, LLC, which is a subsidiary of the Gordian Group, Inc., and that is the sole provider of this product.
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