RECOVERY - HIPS/SIPS Professional Software

RECOVERY ACT NOTICE OF INTENT SOLE SOURCE SYNOPSIS ***"THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER GSA SCHEDULE GS-35F-0525K."*** ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Caris USA, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia, for the purchase of Caris HIPS/SIPS Professional Software. ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requirement for a Caris HIPS/SIPS Professional Software that will meet the demands of the Marine Geology & Geophysics Division. The specifications identified below meet the Marine Geology & Geophysics Division technical requirements. Specifically, no other vendor can meet the NOAA requirement for this specific software. Caris USA, Inc. is the only vendor that sells this specific software. Caris USA, Inc. meets the following specifications: HIPS/SIPS Professional Software (Including: HIPS Multi-beam Professional and SIPS Professional, Bathymetric data cleaning and validation EA tool for multi-beam, single beam data, and side scan data, which includes TPE, CUBE, and GeoCoder) ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 7 calendar days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.