NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Thermopylae Sciences and Technology 1911 N Fort Myer Dr Ste 700 Arlington, VA 22209 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined
Google is the sole provider for this product and they only work with certain re-sellers of their product. They have assigned Thermopylae the task of providing NASA with this API key

1. Objective/Requirements
The Eclipse 2017 Website has a few Google Maps that are integral to the success of the site. These maps need more than the initial, free, map views provided by Google to all developers.

2. Characteristics, Scope, and Specs
The contractor shall perform the following duties:
Provide a Google Maps API key that can accommodate a very large number of hits to Google Maps.

3. Place of Performance
Goddard Space Flight Center

4. Period of Performance
The API key should be active from the time of procurement and be active for a year from that date.

NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541511

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 22 10, 2017. Such capabilities/qualifications 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 compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .