NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Water Accounting Department, located at 4191 N. Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

The intended Contractor is Water Monitoring Solutions, Inc., 205 Jefferson St E, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482.

The United States International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) has a bona fide need for Sontek RS5 (RS5-MAX-PK4 Water Measuring Dvise. This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 334514 – Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Devise Manufacturing. Product of Service Code for this requirement is 6680 – Liquid and Gas Flow, Liquid Level, and Mechanical Motion Measuring Instruments. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 750 Employees.

The justification for sole sourcing with Water Monitoring Solutions, Inc., is to maintain consistency with existing IBWC flow meter equipment, training, and software approvals.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government.

The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via email to Angelica Baca at [email protected]  with the following information referenced in the subject line, Notice of Intent to Sole Source 20223042016 – ADCP Equipment.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the 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.

All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capability statement and letter of interest, which shall be considered by the agency no later than 3:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST) on August 15, 2022 to Angelica Baca at [email protected]

The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.