Geospatial, Research, Integration, Development and Support (GRIDS) III   4

The US Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, Virginia intends to solicit and award a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for the Geospatial, Research, Integration, Development and Support (GRIDS) III requirement. The Contractor shall furnish the required labor, general management, quality management, administration, travel, supervision, quality control, supplies, materials, equipment (not otherwise furnished as Government Furnished Property), and transportation to deliver services and any associated deliverables within schedule and in accordance with contract terms and conditions, reference documents, specific contract and task order requirements, and contract clauses.
Description of Supplies/Services: The GRIDS III contract is designed to provide services necessary to acquire special skills, systems engineering and technical services to perform research and development activities, maintenance, and operational support that relate to rapid development, limited fielding and geospatial technology services for the warfighter.

It is the Government's intent to solicit on the basis of full and open competition under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 541712, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences for this acquisition.

The GRIDS III MATOC period of performance will be for a base year and up to four (4) option periods, not to exceed five (5) years. The solicitation number associated with this notice is W5J9CQ-16-R-0008. This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any bid/proposal preparation costs.

This notice is being posted to satisfy the requirement of FAR 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.

Pursuant to FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Interested parties are encouraged to obtain further information on SAM registration at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Contact regarding the requirements set forth in this pre-solicitation notice shall only occur with the Contracting Office. Discussions or information obtained via other sources could make you ineligible for award if deemed a Conflict of Interest or a Violation of the Procurement Integrity Act. Any questions pertaining to this pre-solicitation notice shall be submitted in writing no later than 10:00 AM EST, 19 October 2016 to Contract Specialist, Zachary Garst at zachary.garst@usace.army.mil. Please courtesy copy the Contracting Officer, Tammy Lopez at tammy.d.lopez@usace.army.mil.