Notice of Intent for FY20 Great Schools

INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intends to make a sole source award to Immix Technology, Inc, 8444 Westpark Drive, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22102 The authority permitting a sole source acquisition is FAR Part 13.106 - Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award and Documentation. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) has an ongoing need for historical and current school characteristics and academic performance data . According to preliminary market research, Pitney Bowes has the data rights to obtain this information from Great Schools. GreatSchools is the sole provider for the historical and current data on school characteristics and performance for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the following years: 2018/2019; 2019/2020; 2020/2021, 2021/2022; 2022/2023. Through Pitney Bowes, GreatSchools satisfies the government's requirement and meets the minimum data requirements as listed below. Minimum School Characteristics required: School Name School Type (public, private, or charter) Average District Per pupil spending School Level (elementary, middle, or high school) Specific grades served, Physical street address, including city, state, zip code, and latitude and longitude coordinates school district affiliation total enrollment student-teacher ratio average class size percent of students in each ethnic category percent of students participating in free/reduced-price lunch, percent of economically disadvantaged students receiving free/reduced-price lunch percent of students classified as English learners Minimum School Performance required: Data Fields for academic performance Unique Test ID Description of Tests Test Name/Abbreviation Scale Test Results Percent at or above proficient by grade and by subject Percent in each proficiency band by grade and by subject Percent at or above proficient by subgroup and grade and by subject The contract will consist of a base plus four option years. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than September 11, 2020 by 11:00pm CST. Responses shall be submitted to: leroy.h.white@hud.gov and alea.c.greene@hud.gov. Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information: 1. The name of your company. 2. Company DUNS number and CAGE code. 3. POC name and contact information. 4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing a renewal for the specific items mentioned above; and, 5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities. 6. The subject line of the email shall state - FY20 GreatSchools" or it will be deleted as junk mail. It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with GreatSchools as mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product capable of meeting the Government's needs. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.