Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO240123
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations has published a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award a firm fixed price contract to Kisters North America, Inc. for continued water monitoring database support. The contract will be for a base period plus two option years and will not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.
The purpose of this sole source award is to provide continued support for the WISKI (Kisters Water Information Systems) and KiWIS (web-based application for sharing water monitoring data) software that is proprietary to Kisters North America and used across all eight regions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to house, analyze, and report on their water resources time series data. The Service has used this software since 2017 under a site license. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement must submit a statement of capabilities with clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government by the June 14, 2024 deadline. Any costs associated with the preparation and submission of a response will not be reimbursed by the government.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations. USFWS Natural Resources Program Center intends to award a firm fixed price sole source base plus two option year contract under the authority of (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000:
Kisters North America, Inc.
3550 23rd Ave. Ste. 5
Lake Worth Beach FL, 33461
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 513210, software publishers. The object of this sole source award is to have continued water monitoring database support provided by Kisters North America. Water Information Systems Kisters¿ WISKI (Kisters, North America) is a proprietary water data management software used by the Service under a site license first purchased in 2017. At the same time, the Service also purchased the KiWIS module for WISKI, a web-based application that allows for sharing Service water monitoring data. Kisters is the sole proprietor and vendor of the WISKI and KiWIS database/software. All USFWS water resources time series data is housed, analyzed, and reported from WISKI and KiWIS. They are maintained on a central cloud based server administered by IRTM at the Denver Data Center. All eight regions use the central WISKI and KiWIS applications. Software for the WISKI and KiWIS database is only available from one source, Kisters North America, Inc.
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: Lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FWS ntrl resrcs prgm CTR - kisters software o&m | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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