The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Capitol Acquisition Division (NCAD), specifically the Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with GeoCue Corporation using the procedures in FAR Parts 6 and 13. The DOC, NOAA, National Ocean Service (NOS), Remote Sensing Division requires software maintenance on existing Terrasolid and GeoCue licenses as follows: 8 Terrasolid (TerraScan) Software Maintenance; 8 Terrasolid (TerraMatch) Software Maintenance; 3 Terrasolid (TerraScan Viewer) Software Maintenance; 8 Terrasolid (TerraPhoto) Software Maintenance; 1 GeoCue Department Server Maintenance; 5 GeoCue Client Maintenance; 4 LIDAR 1 CuePac Maintenance; 1 Project Administrator Maintenance; 2 DEM CuePac Maintenance; 16 GeoCue Distributed Subtask Software Annual Maintenance. GeoCue Corporation is the only party known to NOAA who can provide the required maintenance since the products listed are proprietary products of Terrasolid of Finland with GeoCue Corporation as the only authorized North American Reseller for Terrasolid products.The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541512 with a small business size standard of $18.0 M. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. Responses must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the quote meets all of the foregoing requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to [email protected] or faxed to (301) 713-0806 by May 24, 2010. Award will be made using FAR 13, Simplified acquisition procedures, current through FAC 2005-40. The determination to compete or not compete the proposed order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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