70--KINGDOM SUITE SOFTWARE SUPPORT

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with IHS GLOBAL INC., 15 INVERNESS WAY E, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112-5710 to furnish continued software support for the Kingdom Suite, a seismic data interpretation suite from IHS Global, formerly Seismic Micro Technology, Inc. (SMT), to provide the team with detailed information of the earth's subsurface, for one year. The contractor shall provide Kingdom Suite software license, support, maintenance, and software upgrades. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) FAR Subpart 13. The proposed action is for products for which the Government believes that there is only one responsible source and no other vendor will satisfy the agency's requirement. IHS GLOBAL INC. is the only source for this data that can satisfy the USGS requirements. There are no other sources for continued software support for the Kingdom Suite. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required product/service described above are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer. Those firms believing they can provide similar product/service must provide supporting evidence that they can furnish the product/service identified above in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the stated requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. The Government will consider all responses received within 10 days of the date of publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted by e-mail at [email protected].