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SS Presolicitation Notice_140800-26-0013.pdf | Feb 24, 2026 |
SOLE SOURCE: Online Publications - ASTM, IEC, and ISO for OMAO PIAD
Contact and place of performance
Chelsea Vera
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH ASTM INTERNATIONAL FOR ONLINE PUBLICATION SERVICES - ASTM, IEC, and ISO- TO BE DELIVERED/PERFORMED AT HOUMA, LA and SILVER SPRING, MD. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR...
View morePERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH ONE (1) YEAR, WITH 4 ADDITIONAL 1-YEAR OPTION PERIODS.
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a sole-source purchase order to ASTM International for online publication services covering ASTM, IEC, and ISO standards. This requirement supports the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) Platform Integrity and Assurance Division (PIAD), with performance located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Houma, Louisiana. The acquisition is categorized under NAICS code 513199, All Other Publishers, and PSC DH10 for IT and Telecom - Platform as a Service: Database, Mainframe, Middleware. No set-aside is utilized for this procurement.
The sole-source determination is based on the requirement for the ASTM Compass platform, which is identified as the only Standards Development Organization (SDO) platform capable of providing the necessary publications without incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) into its system architecture. Furthermore, the platform provides specific ASTM publication collections and the ability to integrate into NOAA-owned document specifications, features which were found lacking in other market-researched SDO platforms. ASTM International is the exclusive distributor of these publications, with no authorized partners or resellers available to provide the service.
Solicitation number 140800-26-0013 has a response deadline of March 11, 2026. The anticipated period of performance consists of a one-year base period starting from the date of award, followed by four one-year option periods. While this pre-solicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals, firms may submit substantiating documentation to point of contact Chelsea Vera within 15 days of publication to demonstrate their ability to meet the government's requirements. This notice was published on February 24, 2026, and includes one attachment detailing the pre-solicitation notice.
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