Renewal of Geocap Desktop Maintenance and Support License

SPECIAL NOTICE - INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS for commercial items in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the intent to award on a sole source basis; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service/National Centers for Environmental Information (DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI) intends to award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) The Government intends to enter into a sole source contract with Geocap AS, Schweigaardsgate 28, N-0191, Oslo, Norway. Under this notice, the award will be issued other than small business under NAICS Code 334614 - Software and Other Prerecorded Compact Disc, Tape, and Record Reproducing. NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI is requesting a five (5) year renewal of existing Geocap Desktop System License with Seafloor and Shelf modules added. The following security requirements apply (as applicable): Products and services for exchange, refurbishing, or recycling of hardware must comply with NOAA IT Security Manual (ITSM) media sanitization requirements (MP-6) and NIST SP 800-88 Revision 1. Pre-configured hardware must comply with FAR 39.101(d) regulations involving NIST common security configuration checklists including Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) or United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) initiative. New hardware must comply with FAR 4.1302 and FIPS PUB 201 [in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12)]. In addition, new hardware shall be capable of implementing Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) requirements as required by FAR part 11.002(g). Specifically, unless the agency Chief Information Officer waives the requirement, when acquiring information technology using Internet Protocol, the requirements documents must include reference to the appropriate technical capabilities defined in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication (SP) 500-267 and/or NIST SP 800-119 and the corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. To meet this requirement, each DOC acquisition of IP protocol technology must express requirements for IPv6 capabilities in terms of the USGv6 Profile (i.e., using the USGV6 Capabilities Check List) and vendors must be required to document their product's support of the requested capabilities through the USGv6 test program (https://www-x.antd.nist.gov/usgv6/) using the USGv6 Suppliers Declaration of Conformity. This is not a request for competitive proposals. Request for copies of this solicitation will not be honored unless the respondent provides evidence showing their capability to perform the required services. Inquiries regarding this announcement may be made to Robin Burress, Contracting Officer, by phone at (828) 271-4695 or via e-mail at [email protected].