--Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Ventyx Software Licenses

The U.S. EPA/OAR/OAR Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD), under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Ventyx , Inc. of Atlanta, GA for Ventyx Velocity Suite software licenses. The license agreements will last for one year. The justification is as follows. Ventyx provides five services?EV Power, EV Fuels, EV Market-Ops, EV Energy Map and EV Weather? in the common Velocity Suite (VS) interface and toolset. VS allows for the analysis of energy industry fuel consumption, electricity production and market trends in both a web and desktop application. OAP utilized VS in support of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule and will use it in the future for auditing and quality assurance of GHG emissions results. OAP also has provided VS analyses to other EPA offices, including OAQPS and OTAQ, upon request and will continue to do so. The commercial market indicates that software products containing elements of VS are available, however, it would be difficult for OAP to substitute another manufacturer?s application without costly customization. In addition, the need for continuity of services and the potential costs of disruption far outweigh the benefits of contracting with a source other than Ventyx. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm that believes it is capable of meeting this requirement may submit a response, which if received by July 31, 2013 at 1:00 pm, will be considered. Responses to this announcement must be in writing to the Contracting Officer at [email protected]