Notice of Intent to Sole Source - eGIS and VCPS

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to issue a sole source GSA task-order to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) to establish an Enterprise Geographic Information System based Platform as a Service (eGIS PaaS) and maintain existing development and containerization of mission-specific capabilities associated with the Vector-Cartographic Production System (VCPS). The purpose of this task-order will allow NGA to acquire Professional Services (Labor) to acquire eGIS PaaS to consolidate the individually provisioned GIS capabilities onto a single unified platform capable of hosting ESRI-based and non-ESRI-based software capabilities. • The task-order consists of 1 base of 12 months and four 12-month option years. • The statutory authority of this proposed procurement is 41 U.S.C. 152(3), as implemented by FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. • ESRI is the incumbent contractor providing T&M services to NGA under call orders: HM157524F0032 for VCPS and HM157524F0041 for the eGIS and Analysis Geographic Information System (AGIS) Support awarded by NGA under the IC BPA contract #DNI00118A0003.