GEODAS AND CLEANSWEEP SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL

The Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, MS intends to issue a sole source award to OCEANIC IMAGING CONSULTANTS, INC, Honolulu, HI, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Oceanic Imaging consultants developed and maintains the GeoDAS and CleanSweep suite of software, which is proprietary and not available via other vendors. The requirement is for renewal of subscription for 7 licenses for coverage through 30 Sep 2010, with one option period for coverage through 30 Sep 2011. The anticipated contract value is $58,825.00 with an anticipated award date of 20 Oct 2009. This action is unrestricted and will be conducted orally in accordance with FAR 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. The resulting purchase order will be firm, fixed price. The applicable NAICS is 511210 with a business size of $25.0M. This synopsis is published for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive offers. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Any inquiries concerning this requirement are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Note 22.