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Sole Source Notice: IMPLAN Economic Data Subscription and Support for USACE Regional Economic Analysis

This notice announces the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intent to award a sole source contract to IMPLAN LLC for economic data and multipliers used in regional economic development analysis. - Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources (IWR), Mission Support Battalion (UMSB) - Sole source procurement to IMPLAN LLC for proprietary economic data and multipliers - Requirement: 1-year subscription to the latest IMPLAN National Data Package and cloud-based web services - Includes access for up to five designated users - Immediate access required within 7 days of award - Annual data updates and ongoing customer service/technical support - Data supports USACE's Regional Economic System (RECONS) Program and certified economic impact methodology - Alternatives (e.g., REMI, RIMS II) were evaluated but found inadequate for USACE needs - Interested parties must provide clear evidence of equivalent capability to be considered - No specific part numbers; quantity is one annual subscription - Period of performance: 12 months from award, with annual data updates - This is a market research notice, not a competitive solicitation

Description

This is a Special Notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. A Solicitation will not be posted, however any firm who believes it can perform the required services may give written notice to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this Special Notice. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government to compete the requirement based on the responses to this Special Notice is solely the discretion of the Government. The US Army Corps of Engineers Mission Support Battalion (UMSB)  intends to award a sole source fixed-price contract to IMPLAN LLC for the required economic data.

This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing proposed contracts based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information.

Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Interested parties may express interest and provide a capability statement.

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