D--2012 IMPLAN Data Set

M14PS00058 Synopsis: This notice is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Acquisition Operations Branch, is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the Governments intent to award a sole source Purchase Order to the IMPLAN Group LLC, Huntersville, NC, in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The IMPLAN Group LLC is the only company authorized to sell IMPLAN (Impact Analysis for Planning) data and software. BSEE anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to the IMPLAN Group LLC for the purchase of 2012 IMPLAN data, U.S. National Package, with a license for five users for the full data set, plus additional licenses for five users each for the following states: Alaska, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. IMPLAN is input-output modeling software and data system developed by the U.S. Forest Service and the University of Minnesota. BOEM will use the 2012 data to update the economic multipliers in the OCS Economic Impact Model: namely, MAG-PLAN. The anticipated value is $60,462. BSEE has determined that there is no other vendor that offers equivalent data that can be incorporated in MAG-PLAN without major and costly modifications. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. The intent of the Special Notice is for informational purposes only. However, any and all information received by the point of contact (POC) listed below; by 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2014 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. POC: Ms. Herma J. Banks, DOI, BSEE Acquisition Operations Branch, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop HE 2306, Herndon, VA 20170. Information can be emailed to Ms. Herma J. Banks at [email protected].