Amendment to Notice of Intent to Sole Source (0919-15-1023)

The purpose of this amendment to the Notice of Intent to Sole source is to clearly specify SSA's requirement and provide additional information. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but merely notification of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) intent to issue, on a sole-source basis, a firm fixed price delivery order to InfoUSA Inc. for access to their online subscription entitled ReferenceUSAGov. Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ReferenceUSAGov is only available from its producer and manufacturer and not through dealers or distributors. The period of performance will be for twelve months, beginning October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. This subscription will be used by the Office of Central Operations to verify addresses and conduct analyses of businesses. ReferenceUSAGov subscription provides business and residential information for reference, as well as research and marketing on virtually every U.S. business and every U.S. household. It also delivers accurate, in-depth information on 14 Million U.S. businesses, 115 million U.S. households, 215 million U.S. residents, as well as Canadian data, international data, data processing, email addresses, analytics and related services. The ReferenceUSAGov subscription includes the following databases: U.S. Businesses U.S. Historical Businesses Canadian Businesses U.S. Jobs/Internships One Source U.S. New Businesses U.S. Healthcare U.S. Standard White Pages U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles Canadian White Pages New Movers/Homeowners SSA requires this subscription be provided on-line and by DVD or CD-ROM. The DVD or CD-ROM version must be updated as the on-line version is updated during the period of performance. This requirement is utilizing procedures in FAR Part 12 in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. A determination by SSA not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of SSA. Information received will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this notice. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. The responses must include a description of the product, and databases that are included in the product. In addition, the product must be submitted on DVD or CD-ROM for further evaluation by the closing date of this Notice. Written responses shall be submitted by 3:00PM EST on July 28, 2015 via email to [email protected]. The DVD or CD-ROM shall be submitted via mail to: SSA, Office of Acquisition & Grants, 1540 Robert M. Ball Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Attn: Daniel Walker. If SSA does not receive an acceptable response to this announcement by July 28, 2015, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with InfoUSA Inc. as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted. This requisition is subject to availability of funds. Respondents should refer to 0919-15-1023.