THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. Response Date: September 20, 2021 5:00 pm (EST) The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to Deep Web Technologies. The incumbent contractor shall provide maintenance of its customized proprietary software, Explorit, in support of the Science.gov search engine to the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). This includes ensuring that Science.gov is running properly at OSTI, security updates are performed in a timely manner, performance is improved and, most importantly, that connectors to the 60- 75+ connectors are kept current. This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action Synopsis. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will receive no response. This Proposed Contract Action is published to notify potential sources that the DOE’s, OSTI intends to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract to Deep Web Technologies, in the amount of $219,240.00. The customized Explorit software application used for the Science.gov website is proprietary to Deep Web Technologies. There are no authorized resellers. Therefore, a sole source award will be issued to Deep Web Technologies. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation will be issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals. The Size Standard is 1,000 employees. The product service code is R612 – Support - Administrative: Information Retrieval. The desired period of performance for the services described herein is anticipated to be from November 1, 2021 – October 31, 2022 with one (1) one-year base period, plus three (3) one-year option year periods. The responses to this Notice of Intent will be used to confirm that this is a sole source requirement. This notice is not a Request for Quote (RFQ); it is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to awarding the contract. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this notice of proposed contract action. Contractors who believe they possess the expertise and experience shall submit a technical capabilities statement and proposal for the period of performance identified above, in writing to Tammy Payne electronically to:
[email protected] . Responses must be received no later than September 20, 2021, 5:00 pm EST. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. Firms responding must indicate the following information: business size: small business or disadvantaged business, veteran owned small business or HUB Zone certified; the appropriate NAICS code, and DUNS #. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Quote, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This notice of intent should not be construed as commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award in accordance with FAR part 4.11. Contracting Office Address: US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Government Point of Contact: Tammy Payne Phone: (865) 576-0247 FAX: (865) 576-3589 EMAIL:
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