SPECIAL NOTICE
C -- Notice of Intent to Award Single Source: MasterSpec Engineering Design Software Tool to tailor standard construction specifications for specific designs
- Notice Date
- 10/9/2019
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AAQ-310 WA - FAA Headquarters (Washington, DC)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 693KA8-20-P-00001
- Response Due
- 10/15/2019
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2019
- Point of Contact
- Robert Taylor II, robert.c.taylor-ii@faa.gov, Phone: 202-267-4434
- E-Mail Address
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Click here to email Robert Taylor II
(robert.c.taylor-ii@faa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Purpose: In accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section T3.2.2.4 - Single Source, the purpose of this announcement is to summarize the basis for the single source decision. Nature of Procurement Action: New, fixed price purchase order to Avitru, LLC for 35 MasterSpec annual site licenses. This would be a single year license which will require a new award for future years. These 35 licenses will allow users at each of the FAA ™s engineering service locations to utilize the MasterSpec software to develop procurement specifications for their Facilities & Equipment funded projects. Description of Supplies/Services: MasterSpec software is the industry standard specification resource for engineering design. The American Institute of Architects partnered with Deltek + Avitru to develop the software and provide editing capability to fine-tune the standard specifications to match a specific design. Air Traffic Control Facilities and Engineering Services (AJW-2) complete over 2,000 projects per year, many of which require some level of engineering design and procurement. Utilizing a standard specification software has been identified by the FAA as a method to improve the quality and speed of our project related contract awards. Authority: Authority for single source procurement is provided by AMS policy section 3.2.2.4. Rationale Supporting Use of a Single Source: Deltek +Avitru is the sole source provider of MasterSpec specifications system, a product of the AIA (American Institute of Architects). Deltek +Avitru is the sole provider authorized and contracting with the AIA to produce, maintain and distribute this product. MasterSpec is the industry standard format for specifications system construction specifications. The Format utilizes industry recognized divisions for MasterFormat2018, including SpecText ®. Without this product, the FAA would modify specifications that were produced for other projects by FAA contractors. Using this method to produce project specifications is costly to the FAA as the specifications have not been tailored to the specific project we are preparing. Without this product, FAA engineers will not have a standard to tailor specifications for FAA specific projects. The Deltek +Avitru MasterSpec product has been used with individually purchased licenses for several years by AJW-2 engineers, and the users are familiar with the editing software that is provided by Deltek +Avitru. This procurement would eliminate the need for multiple purchases and allow all AJW-2 engineers access. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/34808 to view the original announcement.
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- Record
- SN05472151-W 20191011/191009230654-f44bd131bc8afb5c7a1f9e64b3347af5 (fbodaily.com)
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