70--Arc View GSI Software Licenses renewal support

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Philadelphia plans to procure Arc View GSI software license renewal support for the National Defense University exclusively from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ERSI) under a sole source basis. This action is justified under the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. Although this notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, the government welcomes responses from interested parties within five days from the publication date to assess their capability to fulfill the requirement. Any information received will be used only to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted, with the government reserving the right not to compete based on those responses. The contract is identified by solicitation number N0018916Q1563 and falls under NAICS code 334614, which pertains to software licensing services. The procurement is categorized as a presolicitation, and no specific location details or point of contact information are provided. The government will not reimburse for any information or proposals submitted in response to this notice. The overall intent is to maintain continuity of existing software support critical to NDU operations by renewing licenses through ERSI, considered the sole source for this requirement.