GIS Reconciliation, Survey, and Support - MOTSU/MOTCO

This announcement is a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The purpose of this sources sought is to determine interested parties, socioeconomic status availability, capabilities, and availability. The Government intends to use responses to this sources sought synopsis to make an appropriate acquisition decision for this requirement. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Wilmington District is seeking sources that can provide Enterprise GIS Technical Support for Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU), Southport, NC and Military Ocean Terminal at Concord (MOTCO), Concord, CA. The scope of support may include but is not limited to online technical support for ArcServer 10.x and Geocortex 4.x, changing the Geocortex viewer from Silverlight to HTML, reconciling GIS data to be compliant with Spatial Data Standards for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE) version 2.6, and one on-site support event at MOTCO to update and improve the infrastructure. Other requirements may include Information Management. The requiring activity for this procurement is the US Army Corps of Engineers located in Wilmington, NC. A determination on the contract type, mechanism for procuring the services/supplies, and possible set-aside will not be made by the Government until after the market research has been completed. No proposals are being requested or accepted under this synopsis. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541513 and the size standard is $27.5 million. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond. Responses should provide the following information in response to this sources sought announcement: (1) business name and address; (2) name of company representative and their business title; (3) pertinent details and experience of doing this type of services; (4) business size as it relates to the NAICS code and size standard stated in this sources sought announcement; (5) contract types typically used for these types of services; and (6) other contract vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of these services, to include General Service Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules; and/or any other Department of Defense contracts. PROCEDURES: This Request for Information (RFI) is a required component of a complete and systematic process to evaluate interested parties in order to minimize cost both to potentially interested parties and the Government. Interested sources are also encouraged to submit product literature in response to this Request for Information (RFI). Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUB Zone, 8(a), WOSB, VOSB, etc). The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Any submission of such product literature or catalog cut sheets will be treated separate from, and will have no bearing on, any subsequent evaluation of proposals submitted in response to any resulting future formal Request for Proposal. Funding for this requirement is "Subject to the Availability of Funding" per FAR 52.232-18. The amount of funding is not known at this time. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead (not to exceed 10 pages in length) to Vickie.L.Grant@usace.army.mil or facsimile (910-251-4857). No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this SOURCES SOUGHT or Government use of any information provided. Elaborate proposals or pricing information are neither required nor desired. No solicitation document exists for this request for this Sources Sought. This notice is for informational purposes only; it is not a request for proposals nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended into responding to this sources sought announcement. Responses must be submitted no later than 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time), December 11, 2015 via email to Vickie.L.Grant@usace.army.mil or facsimile (910-251-4857).