Financial Data Base Transition, Hosting, and Upgrade

The Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau's (BBG/IBB) Office of Contracts (M/CON) intends to negotiate and award a non-competitive contract to CGI, Fairfax, VA for "Momentum Transition, Upgrade, and Tier 1 Hosting Services" at BBG's Washington, D.C. facility. The BBG intends to transition the above efforts from Department of Interior's National Business Center to CGI. This is a sole source procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2) under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for." The Momentum source code is proprietary to CGI and as a result, transition and upgrade support is available only from CGI. No other commercial vendor offers hosting services for Momentum. This Public Notice of Intent to non-competitively procure the above described services from GCI is NOT a request for competitive price quotations or proposals. Interested firms must submit adequate documentation of their capability to respond to this requirement in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days after the posting date of this notice. All documentation submitted shall be sufficient in depth and detail to allow for an evaluation without the need for added information. Responses shall be submitted in hard copy format only (i.e., in person, U.S. Mail, or Federal Express or equivalent commercial courier service). Offerors should note that responses submitted by e-mail or facsimile will not be considered. A final determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement will be based upon the response to this Public Notice, and is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquiries concerning this matter shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Gary Hosford, by August 12, 2010, who can be reached via e-mail at [email protected]. This public notice is not an RFP, RFQ or IFB.