SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ArcGIS FOR AVIATION CUSTOMIZATION MAINTENANCE TO SUPPORT ENROUTE AND VISUAL CHARTING

SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ArcGIS FOR AVIATION CUSTOMIZATION MAINTENANCE TO SUPPORT ENROUTE AND VISUAL CHARTING The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aeronautical Information Services, has a follow-on requirement to provide technical services to customize and configure the ESRI, ArcGIS software tool to support FAA Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Charting. The FAA requires contract assistance to develop and maintain FAA-specific tools to support FAA chart specifications and configure the software to support its charts. The Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) developed the ArcGIS Aeronautical Solution proprietary software to develop the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) charts to support FAA enroute charting. The FAA has an Enterprise Level Agreement (ELA) to use this software. ESRI has the proprietary data rights to the software and the authority to modify it to meet the FAA specifications. The estimated value of this acquisition is $1.3MIL. The applicable NAICS code is 511210, Software Publishers with a small business size standard of $38.5 Million. Purpose of Announcement: ~*~THIS IS A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY~*~ *** ArcGIS FOR AVIATION CUSTOMIZATION MAINTENANCE TO SUPPORT ENROUTE AND VISUAL CHARTING *** NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE – SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System paragraph 3.2.2.4, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis of the FAA’s decision to contract with a selected source via single source procedures. This announcement is for informational purposes only, not a Solicitation/Request for Proposal. All responses to this announcement must be directed to Michele Mustin/Contracting Officer via email ONLY at [email protected] by 5:00 P.M. CST, 12 October 2021.