Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source Usability Testing Service for Noaanesdissae
Deadline: 06 Mar 2026
Posting Date: 25 Feb 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 136546498
Document Ref. No.: 144016-26-0008
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), and the Systems and Architecture Engineering (SAE) Office, intends to solicit, negotiate and award on a sole source basis a contract with UserTesting/UserZoom for the procurement of a web-based tool/platform that will help execute, document and analyze robust usability testing of NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP digital offerings (websites, products, etc.) as part of the development process which will validate that NOAA/NESDIS/SAE products and services are serving users successfully, and provide actionable information that can be used to improve products and services.
The Government intends to utilize the authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a), Special Documentation Requirements and FAR 8.405-6(1)(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, unless, as a result of this announcement, acceptable responses to this notice are received and determination is made by the Government to issue a competitive solicitation. The Government intends to award a contract to UserTesting/UserZoom for procurement of a web-based tool/platform that will help execute, document and analyze robust usability testing of NOAA/NESDIS/OSAAP digital offerings due to only one source being able to meet the full capabilities and levels needed and required by the SAE program office. UserTesting/UserZoom is the only vendor who has documentation confirming that their platform is 508 compliant, as required by federal law. UserTesting/UserZoom provided a VPAT (an independent evaluation) displaying that their platform has achieved an "AA" level of compliance with accessibility requirements under international Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG. This is the level of conformance...
Notice ID: 144016-26-0008
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: r799 - support- management: other
NAICS Code: 541519 - Other Computer Related Services
Inactive Dates: mar 21, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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