SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Notice of Intent to Negotiate on a Sole Source Basis
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PO BOX 25007, D-7810 DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 05SP811132
- Response Due
- 7/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/13/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Reclamation intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with OneRain, Inc., 1531 Skyway Drive, Longmont, CO 80504 to acquire various task orders in support of ensuring the safety of dams for the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) responsibility for ensuring safety for its dams . The proposed action is for supplies/services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). The reason justifying this sole source procurement is: Government believes that only one responsible source can provide the supplies/services that will satisfy the agency requirements. The Contractor shall furnish all project management, labor, materials, facilities, equipment, transportation, hardware, and software support to properly operate and maintain an EWS site (Early Warning Systems). Each task order will specify the site and pertinent work required. The BOR will require a wide range of services, that include but are not limited to, the following- Provide and install all sensors necessary to measure meteorological and hydrological parameters used in an EWS using the commercial satellite transmission method. This may include the sensors needed to measure reservoir and stream level, air temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, intrusion, float switches, etc. Properly maintain an EWS site and install, maintain, and repair a siren site used to support an EWS; install, maintain, and repair a remote camera site used to support an EWS. These sites can transmit via satellite, hardline cable, wireless link, internet, or other options as technology advances. Provide all labor, equipment, parts, software, programming, and expertise needed to install, maintain, and repair a remotely operated gate or other similar barrier. This would include any gate opening actuators, SCADA radio/satellite telemetry hardware and software, and installation. Integration with existing systems may be required. National Monitoring Center Support. Provide all software programming and other support necessary to keep the EWS National Monitoring Center fully functional. This may include software programming, hardware support and replacement, technology upgrades, monthly data throughput, website design, modifications which may include work on a 3-tiered map architecture, work to implement a parallel navigation scheme (cascading menus), work to stub-out hooks for warning and site maintenance information. Any firm that believes it can furnish the items described above are encouraged to give written notification to the Contracting Officer. Supporting evidence must be furnished, in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. All responses received within 9 days of the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted by Fax at (303) 445-6345, Attention: Chau Nguyen. Responses should include the firm's business size [e.g. small business, other than small business] in accordance with the size standard: 500 employees for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541710.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Various places throughout the United States
- Zip Code: 80225
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 80225
- Record
- SN00846485-W 20050715/050713212511 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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