7A--BASINMOD SOFTWARE BASE YEAR

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY for planning purposes to identify interested vendors for the requirement detailed below. A formal solicitation, performance work statement, and technical exhibits are not available for release at this time. 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. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement for BasinMod software maintenance renewal that must be renewed each year for continued licensing updates, and technical support. That is required for BasinMod software to efficiently analyze well data for thermal maturity research by the Geology, Energy and Minerals Science Center (GEMSC) for energy resources assessments. This software has been used by GEMSC staff for over 20 years and is the only commercially available software that can be used to open and modify the proprietary file format (".mod"). Presently, only Windows versions of this software are used; the software licenses required is BasinMod Support and Maintenance on existing BasinMod License key C95502-014A29-4BAABB-50B45F-6F9721-8D88E2. Specifications/Salient Characteristics BasinMod 2023 Maintenance and Technical Support: 1. Software updates that run on Windows computers. 2. Technical support to help resolve routine operational problems. BasinMod 2023 Software/Updates: 1. Update license key C95502-014A29-4BAABB-50B45F-6F9721-8D88E2 to BasinMod 2023 to include updates to BasinMod Risk, Unconventional Resource Module (URM), and BasinMod Bridge. 2. Operate with and process PRA 1-D model files from previous versions of BasinMod. 3. Import proprietary BasinMod file format (.mod). 4. Import multiple file formats from other software such as, but not limited to: .csv, .dat, and .grd. 5. GUI interface for the majority of operations. 6. Flex gridding for surface modelling and mapping. Period of Performance is 08/01/2023 - 07/31/2028. The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract. The issuance of a solicitation will be determined by the results of this request for information. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511 and the size standard is $34.0 Million. Interested firms who feel that they can provide the Basin Mod Support and Maintenance on Existing BasinMod software based upon the criteria specified herein, are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response must include references with contact names, email address, and phone numbers. These references are to be for contracts similar in scope as the contract under consideration. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. All responses must be submitted NLT Monday July 17, 2023, at 1 pm MST via e-mail to: contact@example.gov. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the SAM.gov website and no paper copies will be provided.