The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service intends to award on a five year (one base year and four one-year options) contract with Blackboard Inc. located at 650 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Floor 6, Washington, DC 20001 for the following: Application Software License Subscription: • Blackboard Learn - Course Delivery (for up-to 500 users) - One (1) yr. term • Blackboard Learn - Community Engagement (for up-to 500 users) - One (1) yr. term • Blackboard Collaborate (for up-to 500 users) - One (1) yr. term • Blackboard Registration, Reporting, and Student Information System (SIS) (for up-to 2,500 users) - One (1) yr. term • Blackboard Learn Content Management • Blackboard development and test licenses for each of the above Application Hosting, One-time Set-up, and Support: • Blackboard Gold - Standard Enterprise Hosting Package • Blackboard Hosting SSL service • Blackboard additional development and testing environment • One-time start-up service for above Implementation Consulting Support and Training: • Twenty (20) hours of implementation support/custom development • Branding of the environment • Import of historical client data (up to 20 hours) • Two half-day sessions of Administrative and Staff Training; • Blackboard Collaborate - Getting Started training package The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 511210. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 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 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (filled in as follows: Technically acceptable low price); 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 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 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 52.225-25 Prohibitions on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Reps and Certs; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitations Provisions Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal; 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 10:00 A.M. central time on June 10, 2015.