Opportunity: TNTMIPS 2018 SOFTWARE LICENSE UPGRADE

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY for market research purposes to identify interested vendors for the potential requirement detailed below. A formal solicitation and performance work statement are not available. Additionally, in accordance with FAR 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business, the Government will review the information requested in this announcement to determine the type of set-aside (if any) for this requirement, should it come to fruition. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has a potential need for he USGS, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, ND, supporting the Ecosystem Mission Area requests procurement of professional software. The primary use is to support the GPRA/Strategic Goal: Provide science to understand, model, and predict ecosystem, climate, and land use change¿Identify and predict ecosystem changes at targeted and landscape-levels. The USGS mission essential functions, involve providing information that supports decision makers and resource managers in the preservation of life, health and safety of the American people, and related information delivery systems for global monitoring and reporting. The resources identified in this procurement support the ability of the USGS to capture, process, monitor, report, and distribute scientific data in a timely manner. In making this procurement decision, USGS considered alignment with DOI IT Transformation goals, alternative solutions, bandwidth and IT security impacts, portability, interoperability, and life cycle requirements.All business concerns who believe they can responsibly perform this requirement should submit the following information to the contracting officer no later than 3:30PM MDT Friday, March 16, 2018: 1. Capability statement describing corporate expertise and technical qualifications in the work described above. 2. Past performance information describing other contracts for similar services your company has been awarded. Past performance information should be submitted for projects conducted within the last three years and include: project title, location, whether the work was as a prime or subcontractor, contract/subcontract dollar value, type of contract, percentage of self-performed work, and overall performance rating received. 3. Small business status of vendor (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, etc.) 4. Point of contact information for vendor, Cage Code, and D&B Number. 5. Any other information that will prove the vendor is capable of performing the requir NOTE: All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary - the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Materials submitted to the Government for review will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. This is not a request for proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses received under this announcement. All questions and concerns may be submitted to the contracting officer via email only at ccornéy@usgs.gov.