eTDE and eDOCS Enhancements

The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Symphony Corporation, 22 E. Mifflin Street, Suite 400, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. The purpose of this contract is to perform enhancement services for Electronic Trade Document Exchange (eTDE) System and Electronic Document Creation System (eDOCs). This service is required and will continue to be required as long as there are outstanding enhancement requests for eTDE and eDOCs Trade applications. Symphony Corporation his the original developer of eTDE and eDOCS and have been doing enhancements to the systems since 2015. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541512 with a small business size standard of $27.5 million in annual receipts. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.202-1 Definitions; FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management: AGAR 452.204-70 Inquiries; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items; AGAR 452.219-70 Size Standard and NAICS Code Information; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity Employment; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract; FAR 243-3 Changes - Time-and Materials or Labor Hours; FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items; FAR 52.246-6 Inspection - Time and Material and Labor Hour; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitations Provisions Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; and FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. Firms that believe they can provide equal or superior products/services are encouraged to identify themselves and provide a substantive statement with descriptive literature and any other supporting information to the Contracting Officer by the closing date of this notice. All information received will be considered by the Government to determine if more than one firm can meet the Government's requirements and is capable of providing equal or superior products/services. All responses must be in writing and should be emailed to [email protected]. Questions concerning this acquisition must be in writing and directed to [email protected]. Responses must be received by 2:00 pm eastern September 11, 2019.