USCG Academy (USCGA) Electronic Lead Services

The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, CG-9121, Formal Contracts Division I, intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) single award commercial contract to Hobsons, Inc. Solicitation number HSCG23-17-R-PTT229 is issued as a Special Notice of Intent to Award to Hobsons, Inc. This requirement is to provide the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) with lead generation and event promotion services to support the USCGA Admissions Division by generating leads from qualified prospective cadets, inform high school counselors, and drive registration for on campus and off campus events utilizing Naviance. Naviance, the system used in providing this service, is proprietary to Hobsons, Inc. Therefore, it is the Government's belief that only Hobsons, Inc. can provide the required services.

Naviance is a college and career planning tool for K-12 schools and school districts; and because it controls the largest market share of profiling college-bound high school students, provides USCGA with a pool of diverse and strong admissions applicants. This work was previously provided under purchase orders HSCG39-16-P-PTT268 and HSCG39-17-P-PTT119, both with Hobsons, Inc.

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All information received within 10 calendar days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information submitted must include verification of availability of Naviance. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for information received. Phone calls will not be accepted. The solicitation for the electronic lead services will not be released through GPE. Should any interested party request a copy of the solicitation, please contact the Contracting Officer, Dorothy Pelis at Dorothy.J.Pelis@uscg.mil or the Contract Specialist, Kerri Laws at Kerri.L.Laws@uscg.mil.