This is a Notice of Intent. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Fairplay Publications, Inc. for a subscription for AISLive under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This will be in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Submit offers on HTC711-08-Q-0228. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26, dated 12 June 2008. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 511199 and the small business size is 500 employees. The Automated Identification System (AIS) is a system used by ships and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) principally for identification and locating vessels. AIS provides a means for ships to electronically exchange ship data including: identification, position, course, and speed, with other nearby ships and VTS stations. It is estimated that more than 40,000 ships currently carry AIS class A equipment. SDDC has the need to track vessels at various ports worldwide utilizing the Automatic Identification System (AIS). FOB Point shall be Destination, Scott AFB IL. Delivery location is HQ SDDC, 709 Ward Drive, Scott AFB IL 62225. The following FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement resulting from this solicitation; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items; DFARS 252-204-7004 Alternate A Central Contractor Registration; 252-212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions or Commercial Items (DEVIATION). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have posted their FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items at website http://orca.bpn.gov. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct any future competitive procurements. Offers may be e-mailed to Stephanie Mills at United States Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition at
[email protected] or faxed to the POC indicated above at 618-256-9600. Offers must not be submitted later than 3:00 PM (CDT), 10 September 2008. Copies of the above referenced clauses are available from http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm.