NOTICE_OF_INTENT_TO_AWARD_SOLE_SOURCE_1.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, South Contracting Office. The contract (Notice ID: 140P5426Q0045) is intended for the acquisition of Aquarius Time-Series software, Aquarius Web Portal, and associated software support and maintenance services for the South Florida Natural Resources Center at Everglades National Park. The intended contractor is Aquatic Informatics ULC, the developer and proprietary provider of the Aquarius platform. The contract will provide continued access to and support for hydrologic and environmental time-series data collection, management, analysis, quality control, publication, and maintenance, including software platform functionality, web portal features, implementation or configuration support, technical support, and maintenance services necessary to support the Park's operational data-management needs.
The anticipated contract period of performance is 12 months base with a 12-month option year, with an estimated total value of approximately $300,000.00. The Government intends to award under FAR 6.103-1 authority (Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements) because Aquatic Informatics ULC is the sole developer of the proprietary Aquarius platform and the award will maintain compatibility and continuity with the existing implementation, data configuration, and workflows. The Government previously obtained support and maintenance services from this contractor under Purchase Order 140P2125P0043, awarded July 10, 2025. While this is not a competitive solicitation, responsible sources believing they can provide an equivalent solution may submit written capability statements by the response date of September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST to Contracting Officer Noelli Medina at noelli_medinamarin@ios.doi.gov. The capability statement must demonstrate the firm's ability to provide equivalent functionality with compatibility to existing Aquarius data, configurations, and workflows without unacceptable disruption, cost duplication, or data loss. The NAICS code is 513210 (Software Publishers) and the PSC is DA10 (IT and Telecom—Business Application/Development Software).
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT — AQUARIUS TIME-
SERIES SOFTWARE, WEB PORTAL, SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE
Notice ID: 140P5426Q0045 Department/Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Contracting Office: Contracting Operations East- South Contracting Office NAICS Code: 513210 — Software Publishers PSC: DA10- IT and Telecom- Business Application/Development Software Set-Aside: N/A — Intended sole-source acquisition Response Date: 09/18/2026 at 5:00 PM EST Primary Point of Contact: Noelli Medina, Contracting Officer, [noelli_medinamarin@ios.doi.gov], [470-819-0940]
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The National Park Service, South Contracting Office, intends to award a sole-source contract to Aquatic Informatics ULC for the acquisition of Aquarius Time-Series software, Aquarius Web Portal, and associated software support and maintenance services for the South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park.
The anticipated contract will provide continued access to and support for the Aquarius platform used to collect, manage, analyze, quality-control, publish, and maintain hydrologic and environmental time-series data. The requirement includes the software platform, web portal functionality, implementation or configuration support as applicable, technical support, and maintenance necessary to support the Park’s operational data-management needs.
The anticipated period of performance is 12-month base and 12-month option year with an estimated total value of approximately $300,000.00.
The Government intends to award under the authority of RFO FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Aquatic Informatics ULC is the developer and proprietary provider of the Aquarius Time-Series platform and related web portal. The intended award will maintain compatibility and continuity with the Government’s existing Aquarius implementation, data configuration, workflows, and previously acquired support and maintenance services. The Government previously obtained Aquarius support and maintenance from Aquatic Informatics ULC under Purchase Order 140P2125P0043, awarded July 10, 2025.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources that believe they can provide a product or service meet the Government’s requirement may submit a written capability statement. The capability statement must demonstrate the firm’s ability to provide an equivalent solution that satisfies the Government’s functional requirements, including compatibility with existing Aquarius data, configurations, workflows, and web-portal functionality, without unacceptable disruption, duplication of cost, or loss of data integrity.
Responses must be received by the response date stated in this notice and submitted electronically to noelli_medinamarin@ios.doi.gov. The Government will consider all timely capability statements solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.
This notice is published in accordance with RFO FAR 5.101. The intended source is Aquatic Informatics ULC, and competition is lacking because the requirement is for proprietary Aquarius software, associated web-portal functionality, and continuity of support for the Government’s existing system.
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