MapInfo Software Licenses Maintenance Renewal

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Parts 12 and 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number NCNJ0000-10-11727 is issued as a request for quotation. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 511210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $23.0M. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Ocean Service (NOS), specifically the Office of Coast Survey owns MapInfo software licenses and has a requirement to purchase the following: Line Item 0001 - Quantity of 138 - MapInfo Professional Single User Silver MATS for one (1) year; Line Item 0002 - Quantity of 1 - MapInfo Professional Single User New License with Silver MATS for one (1) year. Coverage Period is 8/01/2010 to 8/31/2011. The resulting purchase order shall be a negotiated on a firm fixed price. The responding vendors must be authorized resellers of MapInfo software products and software maintenance. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2005-44. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://arnet.gov.far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. The Government shall award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) approach, (ii) past performance, (iii) price; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. All interested contractors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at the CCR website www.ccr.gov and must provide a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications. Interested contractors are invited to provide a written and electronic response to be received no later than noon, August 6, 2010 addressed to Sandra K. Souders, Purchasing Agent, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East West Highway, Suite 7145, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, [email protected]. Award shall be made to the responsible contractor that offers the best value to the Government. The Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred in response to this request.