SOLE SOURCE: Online Publications - ASTM, IEC, and ISO for OMAO PIAD

Project ID: 140800-26-0013 FederalOpportunitiesPresolicitation

Overview

Agency	Eastern Acquisition Division
Deadline	03/11/26
Posted	02/24/26
Estimated Value	$100,000 - $300,000 (AI estimate)
Set Aside	None
NAICS	513199 - All Other Publishers
PSC	DH10 - IT And Telecom - Platform As A Service: Database, Mainframe, Middleware
Location	Silver Spring, MD 20910 United States

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Summary

***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 THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 513199, ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA'S REQUIREMENT THAT ASTM INTERNATIONAL IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT DISTRIBUTES THESE PUBLICATIONS. THIS PARTICULAR SOURCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE REQUIREMENT AND MARKET RESEARCH INDICATES SIMILAR PRODUCTS DO NOT MEET OR CANNOT BE MODIFIED TO MEET AGENCY NEEDS. ASTM COMPASS IS THE ONLY SDO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES REQUIRED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS (I.E. ASTM, IEC, AND ISO) WITHOUT THE USE OF AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) OR GENAI (GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES ASTM PUBLICATION COLLECTIONS, AND ABILITY TO INTEGRATE INTO NOAA-OWNED DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. MARKET RESEARCH WAS PERFORMED, CHECKING THE VARIOUS SDO (STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) PLATFORMS, SUCH AS ACCURIS TECH (HTTPS://ACCURISTECH.COM/), INTERTEK INFORM (HTTPS://WWW.INTERTEKINFORM.COM/EN-US/), NIMONIK (HTTPS://NIMONIK.COM/), IEEE/ANSI WEBSTORE (HTTPS://WEBSTORE.ANSI.ORG/), ETC. ALL USED AI/GENAI OR LACKED FEATURES TO INTEGRATE INTO DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THAT ASTM HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE PUBLICATIONS.

PERIOD 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.

Summary (Newest Update)

Background The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk, intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis with ASTM International for online publication services. This contract is essential for NOAA's mission as ASTM International is the only vendor that distributes the required publications, specifically ASTM, IEC, and ISO standards. Market research indicates that similar products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet NOAA's needs. Work Details The contractor will provide online publication services for ASTM, IEC, and ISO standards through the ASTM Compass platform. This platform is unique as it does not utilize artificial intelligence (AI) or generative AI (GenAI) in its architecture. The services include access to ASTM publication collections and the ability to integrate these publications into NOAA-owned document specifications. Market research confirmed that other Standards Development Organization (SDO) platforms such as Accuris Tech, Intertek Inform, Nimonik, and IEEE/ANSI Webstore either use AI/GenAI or lack the necessary features for integration into NOAA's specifications. Additionally, it has been confirmed that ASTM has no authorized partners or resellers who can provide these publications. Period of Performance The period of performance will commence from the date of award and continue for one year, with four additional one-year option periods available. Place of Performance The contract will be performed at Houma, LA and Silver Spring, MD.

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