Sole source contract for service license for MyCoast/Washington website.

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking to procure a sole source contract for a five-year service license to the MyCoast/Washington website and companion mobile application. The purpose of this contract is to provide a cloud-based suite of tools for the public and agency partners to collect reports and data on coastal issues such as abandoned boats, king tides, European green crab molts, storm surges, bluff erosion, shoreline change, and marine debris. Blue Urchin LLC will customize the website and app to meet DNR's data collection requirements, which include mobile apps for public use, a public-facing website, a private back-end website for DNR staff, data management, ongoing development, and full technical support and hosting. The contract term is from October 17, 2024 to October 11, 2029, with options for DNR to extend it for up to three additional one-year periods. The deadline for submitting capability statements is October 9, 2024.

DNR has determined that Blue Urchin LLC is the sole capable source for providing this service, and is soliciting capability statements from interested offerors within ten working days of the announcement. Blue Urchin LLC is a certified micro business in Washington. The contract value is $120,000 for the initial five-year term, with optional one-year extensions at $30,000 per year. The data collected through the MyCoast platform will be administered by DNR, with non-sensitive information available for public viewing.