SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- Engineering Support and Software Maintenance for DA I-GATE/ITS Systems - Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA13R0433
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- Alicia M. Rau, Phone: 7038754476
- E-Mail Address
-
rauam@state.gov
(rauam@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation notice of the Department of State’s intent to award a noncompetitive contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, 2340 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, VA 20171, for engineering support and software maintenance services. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Decision Agent I-GATE (DA I-GATE) and Information Transport Service (ITS) messaging systems - The DA-IGATE/ITS messaging systems require engineering support and product software maintenance to correct trouble reports submitted by the government’s onsite personnel against the systems software specification and delivered configuration and to provide corrective action in a manner based upon the criticality of the reported issue. In carrying out maintenance duties, contractor receives trouble reports, makes preliminary determinations of problems, and provides compatibility support on COTS software versions installed in the configured systems, which includes applicable service pack releases and fixes. Contractor also provides technical engineering telephone support after completion of any DA I-GATE installation to Department of State on items not covered by the Product Software Maintenance agreement. Contractor provides product software maintenance to correct trouble reports submitted by the Government’s on-site personnel against the system’s software specification and delivered configuration. Contractor shall provide DA I-GATE compatibility support on COTS software versions installed in the configured systems, which includes applicable service pack releases and fixes. The contractor shall provide the Government with DA I-GATE/ITS network engineering and systems administration support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days per year. The period of performance will be from contract award through December 31, 2013 with four (4) one-year option periods. JUSTIFICATION The Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition is attached. The statutory authority for this procurement is 41 USC 253(c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1 -- Only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services will satisfy this requirement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541512 and the Size Standard is $25.5 million in revenue. This is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, in writing, no later than July 25, 2013 at 17:00:00 pm EST. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement. All responses must reference this pre-solicitation / notice of Intent number SAQMMA13R0433 and shall be submitted electronically to Alicia Rau, Contract Specialist at RauAM@state.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/SAQMMA13R0433/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, District of Columbia, 20520, United States
- Zip Code: 20520
- Zip Code: 20520
- Record
- SN03120402-W 20130720/130719000431-87e2c85e81818712daa943eb30596196 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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