D -- WEB HOSTING

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking to procure web hosting services specifically to maintain, upgrade, and back up applications on its main servers. The procurement is planned as a sole source action with PEER1 Dedicated Hosting in Miami, Florida, as the intended contractor. This approach falls under FAR 6.302, allowing the government to negotiate exclusively with one source. Although this notice is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, interested parties have the opportunity to express their interest and capabilities within a set timeframe—45 days from the notice publication, or 30 days if the award is made under an existing basic ordering agreement. The government will consider all submissions but retains the discretion to proceed or not with the sole source procurement. The contract details include a solicitation number HSCG46-07-Q-HRM082, with the notice published on August 27, 2007. The contracting agency is the Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Headquarters Contract Operations office located in Washington, DC. The contract aims to secure reliable hosting services to support the Coast Guard’s IT infrastructure, ensuring continuous application operation and data backup. While there is no competitive solicitation planned, the government invites information to determine if a competitive process might be warranted, with all information received used solely for that evaluation purpose.