Portvision 360 subscription renewal

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with Oceaneering International, Inc. located in Lafayette, LA, for the renewal of Portvision 360 Enterprise software to be used by NOAA's National Data Buoy Center located in Stennis Space Center, MS. Sole Source Justification: Portvision 360 is an Automated Identification System (AIS) web service with Terrestrial and Satellite feeds that is actively being used by the Mission Control Center at NDBC to monitor and track ship positions. This service is critical to support counter vandalism and marine domain awareness efforts in an attempt to reduce damage to the buoys, ships, and the surrounding environment. NDBC currently has several scripts that have been custom written for our specific user interface by the Oceaneering, Inc. These custom modifications have not been found in any other AIS service provider at a reasonable cost to the government. This special notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the supplies may submit substantiating documentation in writing within five (5) business days of this notice. Responses can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]. 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 response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. If no documentation is received, award will be made directly to Oceaneering International, Inc. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.