Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
DOIFFBO250037
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service Department of the Interior
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
PSC
DA01 It And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor)
Points of contact

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About this opportunity

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award a firm fixed price contract to RecAccess, LLC under FAR 13.501 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contract will focus on providing a secure online platform for managing limited-use hunting areas within the National Wildlife Refuge System. Specifically, the platform will handle complex tasks including lottery management, reservations, permit issuance, fee collection, and customer support. The contract is classified under NAICS code 541511 for Custom Computer Programming Services and will have a base period with four potential option years. The notice emphasizes that this is not a competitive solicitation but a notification of intent to award to a single vendor.

Interested parties who believe they can provide comparable services may submit a written statement of capabilities to Lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov by February 7, 2025. The contractor (RecAccess, LLC) must be FedRAMP Certified and provide a comprehensive Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that manages permits, fees, and reporting for multiple wildlife refuges. Any respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The total contract value will be above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) but below $7 million, and all costs associated with preparing and submitting capability statements will be the sole responsibility of the respondent. The government will not reimburse any submission-related expenses, and no telephone requests or offers will be considered. The primary objective is to continue providing a secure, efficient digital platform for managing hunting access and related administrative functions across the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations. The USFWS IRTM Headquarters intends to award a firm fixed price sole source base plus four option year contract under the authority of FAR 13.501 only one responsible source using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (above SAT but below $7M) to:
RecAccess, LLC
556 Summer Lake Lane,
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. The object of this sole source award is to continue to provide a secure online platform for the management of limited-used use hunting areas within the National Wildlife Refuge System. This management includes lotteries, reservations, permit issuance, fee collection reports and customer support. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor, who, in turn, is responsible to the government. The Contractor is required to be FED Ramp Certified. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for the issuance and management of permits, fees and reporting utilized by individuals for access to multiple refuges for the purpose of hunting. The contractor must provide all aspects of information technology, customer support, and fee management.
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

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A16_-_JOFOC-Over_SAT_recaccess_(1)_1.pdf PDF

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