Intent_to_Sole_Source_presol_notice_1.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Special Notice

SUBJECT* Intent to Sole Source

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 80225

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 140R8123Q0036

ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6655 Acoustic Doppler Current

NAICS CODE* 334513 Instruments and related products manufacturing for Measuring, displaying, and controlling industrial process variables 750 Employees

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Bureau of Reclamation Denver Federal Center Building 67 Denver CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT*

POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL*

Christina Mohamed

Cmohamed@usbr.gov

DESCRIPTION

mailto:Cmohamed@usbr.gov

Pre-solicitation Notice

The Bureau of Reclamation Denver Contracting office, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a single source contract to YSI Incorporated 1725 Brannum Lane Yellow Springs, OH 45387. A Determination to Solicit from A Single Source will be prepared.

Reclamation has a need for the following:

Part # Description QTY

SL1500-3G

SL1500-3G. SonTek-SL 1500-kHz 2-D side-looking real time acoustic Doppler current meter/flowmeter. Features advanced data processing including the SmartPulseHD feature, integrated velocity measurement cell plus current profiling, vertical acoustic beam and pressure sensor (20m range, 0.25% accuracy) fo rwater level measurement, internal flow calculations for both instantaneous discharge as well as total volume, temperature sensor, tilt sensor, RS232, SDI-12, Modbus interfaces and 4 GBrecorder in a low profile (5.5cm) urethane pressure case. System includes base mounting plate, USB-RS232 serial adapter, tool kit, dummy plug kit, power supply and memory drive with SonTek-IQ software and technical documentation.

36-0040-020 20-m power and RS232/SDI-12/Modbus communications cable, compatible with the SonTek-IQ Flow Display, 5-pin male dry-pluggable to terminal block

The delivery is 60 days ARO.

NAICS code: 334513 750 employees

Specific characteristics of the Sontek brand that limit the availability to a sole source are:

• The ability to measure river water velocity and flow from the side of a river channel using acoustic doppler technology

• The ability to take measurements hourly and record data to a datalogger.

• The ability to be installed/mounted on a on a riverbank

• Small and light enough to be lifted and installed by 1-2 individuals

• Robust enough to not be damaged by high flow river events.

• The ability to be powered by a battery/solar system.

Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because the Sontek brand is manufactured by Xylem. Xylem is the parent company and conducts sales under the business name YSI Incorporated. There are no additional resellers for these products.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency no later than March 06, 2023 at 1:00PM, EDT.

A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Bureau of Reclamation will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.

Pre-solicitation Notice

Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with “RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE STREAMFLOW SENSORS 140R8123Q0036” in the subject line. All documents submitted, will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Contract Specialist, Christina Mohamed by email at cmohamed@usbr.gov. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities, experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.

mailto:cmohamed@usbr.gov