This notice is issued on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy - Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Rocky Mountain Region (RMR). WAPA RMR intends to acquire on a Sole Source basis the software support of the web hosted applications from Open Access Technology International, Inc (OATI) under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). This requirement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in conjunction with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15. WAPA is currently using the OATI webTrans, and all the other interrelated sister-programs indicated below. The North American Industry Standard (NAICS) is 518210 and the business size standard is $35 million. The resultant contract will be to supply software support for the following existing applications: • E-tagging • Transmission and Scheduling • Transmission and Scheduling Curtailment Module • Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) • E-Tagging Repository Hosted Services • Dedicated Network Service • OASIS Test Services • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Requirements • E-Tagging Reporting Tool • Accounting and Settlements Invoicing • Quality Assurance Test System • Additional Service Features • Automated Short-Term Firm Competition Services • Transmission and Scheduling Simultaneous Submissions Window • Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Energy Imbalance Service • Expansion of Existing Accounting and Settlements Invoicing • SPP Energy Imbalance Service Premium Compliance Service • Market Participants and Data Transfer • Dedicated Network Service Communications Service • Reliability Interchange Scheduling Systems (RISS) for Transmission and Scheduling • Common OASIS • Premium Support System • Curtailment Manager • Conditional Curtailment Options (CCO) Module • Report Builder for RISS • Entity Registry and Reporting Database Digital Certificates • Report Generator for Merchant Transaction and Management System (MTMS) • Market Solution Premium Compliance Service • Market Re-design and Technology Upgrade (MRTU) Interface • E-Tagging Repository Service • Shared Hardware Environment • Extended Data Retention • Enabling Electric Industry Data Exchange (EIDE) in Merchant Transaction and Management System • California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Bidding Module • Disaster Recovery and Hot Standby • Accounting and Settlements Invoicing • Merchant Transaction and Management System • Premium Support • Integration Development Server (IDS Dev) • Tag to Schedule Mapping • Dedicated Network Service Backup Service • CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Service Entity Scheduling Coordinator Market Solution • CAISO EIM Service Participating Resource Scheduling Coordinator (PRSC) • MRTU Market Solution Settlements • Market Optimization and Bidding System for WAPA Energy Imbalance Market • Premium Market Compliance for MTMS • Calculation and Merchant Transaction Management System (MTMS) Calculation and Reporting Service Engine • Market Solution Premium Compliance Services • Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) Pricing Nodes • Electric Quarterly Reporting (EQR) Service • Merchant Transaction and Management System Service • Merchant Transaction and Management System Report Generator Service • Calculation Engine/MTMS Calculation and Reporting Service for MTMS • CAISO Market Scheduling Module • Market Solution Premium Compliance Services • California Compliance and Bidding System Reporting Services • Entity Registry and Reporting Database Digital Certificates THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS/QUOTES. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement in response to this requirement, which shall be considered by the Agency. Capability statements must be received within 5 calendar days after date of publication of this notice and shall include documentation on ability to satisfy the Government's requirements. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation will be posted. Questions or comment to this Special Notice should be directed to Diana Weiss at
[email protected] via e-mail only (phone calls and voicemail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: Notice of Intent: Power Industry Energy Web-Hosted Applications - Question Submission.