# WEB PORTAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES TO SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1333nd24qnb130212

- Solicitation number: 1333ND24QNB130212
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Poplicus Incorporated for $1,500,000.00
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NIST (1333ND)
- NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Gaithersburg. https://abierto.us/cities/gaithersburg-md-2431175
- First posted: May 7, 2024
- Last posted: July 10, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5e202b7c52cf4946a6c2dbb09aa0c7e0/view

## Description

The Government is posting their response to question from vendors. In addition, combined synopsis and solictation has been revised per the response to questions. Both documents are posted as of 5-10-2024. In 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which provides the Department of Commerce (DOC) with $50 billion for programs to support semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing—while also investing in American workers.

These programs seek to restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing by providing incentives and encouraging investment to expand the domestic manufacturing capacity necessary to produce the most advanced semiconductors needed for applications in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, as well as less advanced semiconductors that remain critical components of everything from automobiles to microwave ovens.

In addition to major manufacturing investments, these programs will also create a dynamic new center for innovation and research, laying the groundwork for the creation of the next generation industries. CHIPS Program Office (CPO) requires detailed industry information and analysis on semiconductor companies, industry investors, supply chains, and associated trends across the industry as a whole.

CPO requires five (5) licenses to access a web portal that shall provide industry data, expertise, and analysis on a range of semiconductor companies that illuminate areas of risk. The service shall include information on the industry's market participants, key management and personnel, investors, supply chains, business partnerships, and US government contracts. The web portal shall allow data searches. CPO should be able to independently conduct all searches and, the data results should be immediately accessible, and all data searches conducted are considered

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Poplicus Incorporated (UEI C92MYZJBLR97)
- Contract: 1333ND24PNB130220, purchase order
- Obligated: $1,290,000.00, current value $1,500,000
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 9 offers received
- Link: award number 1333ND24PNB130220 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1333ND (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333ND24PNB130220_1341_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 7, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 58572159bd5a498b94e7e897f71eb364. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/58572159bd5a498b94e7e897f71eb364/view
- May 10, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 53032b289ee443c6a2d4bf3b820f0efc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/53032b289ee443c6a2d4bf3b820f0efc/view
- July 10, 2024: Award notice. Notice 5e202b7c52cf4946a6c2dbb09aa0c7e0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5e202b7c52cf4946a6c2dbb09aa0c7e0/view

## Points of contact

- Robert Singman, robert.singman@nist.gov, 3019756388

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