Open Access Same Time Information System

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Sierra-Nevada Regional Office (SNR), intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), to Open Access Technology International, Inc, 3660 Technology Dr NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418-1006 in order to provide support for WAPA's requirement to meet compliance standards for 24x7 subscription-based electronic tagging, scheduling, trading, and Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS) services for its participating regions. All of the services provided must be compliant with industry regulation and standards of conduct, highly reliable, responsive, and capable of integrating and interacting "real-time" with our participants' third party systems and SNR's internal systems. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. However, all interest and capability statements must be received by the Government no later than 08/04/2014, at 6:00 PM PST to be considered. Only Open Access Technology International, Inc has the unique, proprietary knowledge of the support needed by WAPA. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 518210 with a size standard of $30.0 mil. Questions concerning this sole-source procurement may be directed to Sam Bon at [email protected]. No solicitation will be posted.