The Project Blue Group Limited

The U.S. Geological Survey intends to make a non-competitive award in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures to The Project Blue Group Limited, to purchase subscription for sixteen different reports that are necessary for the National Minerals Commodity Specialists in the Mineral Commodities section of the national Minerals Information Center in Reston, Virginia. This document sets forth the justification and approval as required by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) ¿Only One Source Reasonably Available¿.

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation no later than
12/13/2022 shall be considered by the agency. However, this notice of intent is
not a request for competitive proposals. Information received will normally be
considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive
procurement. A firm-fixed price award will be made on or before 12/15/2022
Email responses to hnair@usgs.gov are preferred.

The NAICS code is 513120. The size standard is 1,000 Employees
The anticipated award date of the contract is 12/20/2022. The anticipated
contract will be firm fixed--price. A vendor must be registered at
http://www.sam.gov to be awarded the contract.