Long Range Identification Tracking National Data Services

Long Range Identification Tracking National Data Services | SAM.gov Opportunity | G2X

Opportunity Summary

The United States Coast Guard intends to award a five-year sole-source indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Pole Star Space Applications Inc. for Long Range Identification Tracking (LRIT) National Data Center (NDC) services. This requirement includes the provision of an NDC system with an Application Service Provider user interface, conformance testing for all U.S. flagged vessels subject to International Maritime Organization agreements, and the integration of those vessels into the Coast Guard’s LRIT system. The contractor will provide data services, including position reports and 24/7 customer support for system troubleshooting and transmission failure reporting. Additional deliverables involve maintaining a pre-production testing environment for software updates, transmitting system status messages every thirty minutes, and managing the reconciliation of data agreements for foreign flag position purchases.

This pre-solicitation notice, identified by solicitation number 70Z02320RPR600200, is classified under NAICS 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping and PSC DA10 IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service. The Coast Guard’s rationale for the sole-source award is based on the vendor’s unique qualifications as the incumbent provider and the results of a February 2020 request for information, which identified no other capable sources. While the agency intends to issue the award on September 1, 2020, responsible sources may submit capability statements or proposals by the August 7, 2020, deadline for agency consideration.

Operations will be conducted in the United States, with oversight provided by the Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations office. The project encompasses managing data purchasing arrangements with foreign NDCs and contracting governments to enable data transfer and invoicing on behalf of the United States. Allen Alfred Tillman II serves as the point of contact for this requirement. At the time of publication, there are no attachments associated with this notice.

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Response deadline: Aug 7, 2020Expired 2127 days ago
NAICS: 488330 (opens in new tab)
PSC: D317 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: —
Published: Jul 23, 2020
Updated: Jul 23, 2020
Agency: US COAST GUARD (opens in new tab)
Office: HQ CONTRACT OPERATIONS (CG-912)(000
Department: —
Source: View on SAM.gov (opens in new tab)

Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Allen Alfred Tillman II

Place of performance: USA

Original Description

This notice constitutes the United States Coast Guard (USCG) intent to award a sole source contract as required under FAR 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The USCG intends to award a 5-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for Long Range Identification Tracking (LRIT) Data Center services. The award will consist of the following deliverables: (1) National Data Center (NDC) system with an Application Service Provider (ASP) User Interface (UI); (2) Conformance testing for all U.S. flagged vessels, subject to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreement; (3) Integration of vessels into the USCGs LRIT system; (4) Data services, to include position reports, for all vessels subject to the IMO agreement; (5) 24-hour, 7-days a week NDC customer support to vessels and the USCG, to include position transmission failure reporting. LRIT system/equipment troubleshooting, and a phone number where the U.S. vessel(s) may call; (6) System status messages every thirty (30) minutes between the ASP and NDC to verify component status; (7) A separate pre-production LRIT testing environment to facilitate new or updated system releases and software testing of the NDC and ASP instance, prior to moving them into production; and (8) Management of all receipt and reconciliation of data center to data center data agreements on behalf of the U.S. for foreign flag position purchases. This includes managing and confirming data center to data center data purchasing arrangements with foreign NDCs and contracting governments to enable foreign flag data transfer capabilities and invoicing. The USCG intends to award this requirement to Pole Star Space Applications Inc., 3201 34th St. South A7, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711. The anticipated award date is September 1, 2020. Pole Star Space Applications Inc. has unique qualifications as the USCGs current NDC and ASP provider. A request for information was published to beta.sam.gov on February 12, 2020 looking for capable sources and only Pole Star Space Applications Inc. provided sufficient information to determine them capable of fulfilling this requirement. This is not a request for competitive proposals. This notice is for informational purposes only. As required by FAR 5.207 (c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the USCG not to compete this action rests solely with the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

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