A -- Development of a Waterway Information Network (WIN) Prototype

The United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract to ARINC Engineering Services of Lexington, MA to continue development of the prototype Waterway Information Network (WIN). ARINC is building WIN with Vistapoint distributed content software. Under the proposed contract, ARINC will expand the Vistapoint functionality to include management, security and directory functions according to requirements provided by WIN partners. The design for these functions was developed by ARINC. ARINC will work with WIN data providers to create new, custom applications to provide or use data from the WIN. Vistapoint software will be used to connect new WIN data providers and users. Other efforts include documenting the WIN prototype and providing descriptions of the WIN data providers. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement to the above address. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon response 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 future competitive procurement(s). To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR): www.ccr.dlsc.dla.mil. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed below. See notes 22 and 26.