SOLE SOURCE: Online Publications - ASTM, IEC, and ISO for OMAO PIAD
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140800-26-0013
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513199 All Other Publishers
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Acquisition & Grants Office Eastern Acquisition Division in Norfolk, intends to award a sole source purchase order to ASTM International for online publication services providing access to ASTM, IEC, and ISO publications. The procuring agency is seeking a Standards Development Organization (SDO) platform that can deliver these publications without utilizing artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence in its system architecture, while also maintaining the ability to integrate into NOAA-owned document specifications. NOAA has conducted comprehensive market research evaluating alternative platforms including Accuris Tech, Intertek Inform, Nimonik, and IEEE/ANSI Webstore, all of which either employed AI/GenAI technology or lacked the required integration capabilities. The evaluation and determination that ASTM Compass is the only viable source capable of meeting these specific requirements will be based on the substantiating documentation and written responses submitted by interested firms. The deadline for firms believing they can meet the government's requirements to submit written substantiating documentation or requests for additional information is 15 days from the publication date of February 24, 2026, making the response deadline March 11, 2026.
This procurement includes no small business set-aside designation. ASTM International is identified as the intended sole source vendor, and market research has confirmed that ASTM maintains no authorized partners or resellers capable of providing these publications. While no specific award value or budget range is provided in the presolicitation notice, the contract is structured with a one-year base period beginning from the date of award, followed by four optional one-year renewal periods, potentially extending the total period of performance to five years. The services will be delivered and performed at two locations: Houma, Louisiana and Silver Spring, Maryland. The procurement falls under NAICS code 513199 (All Other Publishers) and is categorized under PSC code DH10 (IT and Telecom - Platform as a Service: Database, Mainframe, Middleware). This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and no formal solicitation package is currently available.
Notice text
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH ASTM INTERNATIONAL FOR ONLINE PUBLICATION SERVICES - ASTM, IEC, and ISO- TO BE DELIVERED/PERFORMED AT HOUMA, LA and SILVER SPRING, MD. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513199, ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT ASTM INTERNATIONAL IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT DISTRIBUTES THESE PUBLICATIONS. THIS PARTICULAR SOURCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE REQUIREMENT AND MARKET RESEARCH INDICATES SIMILAR PRODUCTS DO NOT MEET OR CANNOT BE MODIFIED TO MEET AGENCY NEEDS. ASTM COMPASS IS THE ONLY SDO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES REQUIRED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS (I.E. ASTM, IEC, AND ISO) WITHOUT THE USE OF AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) OR GENAI (GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES ASTM PUBLICATION COLLECTIONS, AND ABILITY TO INTEGRATE INTO NOAA-OWNED DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. MARKET RESEARCH WAS PERFORMED, CHECKING THE VARIOUS SDO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) PLATFORMS, SUCH AS ACCURIS TECH (HTTPS://ACCURISTECH.COM/), INTERTEK INFORM (HTTPS://WWW.INTERTEKINFORM.COM/EN-US/), NIMONIK (HTTPS://NIMONIK.COM/), IEEE/ANSI WEBSTORE (HTTPS://WEBSTORE.ANSI.ORG/), ETC. ALL USED AI/GENAI OR LACKED FEATURES TO INTEGRATE INTO DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THAT ASTM HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE PUBLICATIONS.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH ONE (1) YEAR, WITH 4 ADDITIONAL 1-YEAR OPTION PERIODS.
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| SS Presolicitation Notice_140800-26-0013.pdf |
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