Contract · Federal
Notice of Intent to Sole Source to gCaptain
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NORFOLK, VA
- Status Closes in 14 days
- Amount Amount not listed
- Set-aside Small Business Set Aside - Total
Scope
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Platforms, using the procedures set forth in RFO Part 12, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with gCaptain, LLC. located at 630 Quintana Road, Suite 192, Morrow Bay, CA for a firm-fixed price purchase order for job advertising services on gCaptain’s website to support outreach.
Award is anticipated to occur by December 11, 2026.
OMAO conducts outreach events targeting maritime experience eligible applicants/employees in order to maintain a strong workforce in a maritime community in which hiring is competitive.
OMAO advertises in magazines and websites throughout the year in order to recruit for difficult to fill positions such as mariners licensed and unlicensed in deck, engine and stewards departments.
The gCaptain website is the only known professional mariner site in regards to readership and site visits of over 1,200,000 per month.
This company targets professional mariners, licensed and unlicensed in deck, engine and steward departments.gCaptain is the sole source for job advertising on their professional mariner website The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers which has a size standard of $41.5M.
This requirement will be issued as a small business set-aside.
This presolicitation notice does not constitute a solicitation - a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) - and it does not restrict the Government in any way regarding its ultimate acquisition approach.
However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements...
Typical award value
No award history yet for this category (NAICS 516210).
Timeline
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Posted
Nov 12, 2026
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Status
Closing soon
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