NOTICE_OF_SOLE_SOURCE_INTENT_2.pdf

NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE INTENT

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES

The Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Missouri Basin Regional Office intends to award a purchase order to SCHUTTE & KOERTING ACQUISITION COMPANY for two water jet sump eductors for the Seminoe and Kortes power plants for the Mills, Wyoming Area Office.

Dimensions for both water jet eductors are not not subject to variations. This is due to the confined space of the current eductors that are needing replaced.

1. Physical & Material Construction

1.0 Body & Tail: cast iron.

1.1 Replaceable Internals: bronze nozzle and bronze throat bushing,

1.2 Connection Style: 150# ANSI flanged connections for all ports.

1.3 No Moving Parts: Operates entirely on the venturi principle

2. Technical Specifications

2.0 Port Sizes:

2.0.1 Motive Inlet: 2-1/2 inch 150# Flange

2.0.2 Suction & Discharge: 4 inch 150# Flange

2.1 Capacity Ratio: 16.00 capacity ratio

2.2 Maximum Particle Size: Capable of passing solids up to 1 inch in diameter.

3. Performance Data

3.0 Motive Water Consumption: approximately 162 gpm at a motive pressure of 85 psig.

3.1 Solids Handling:

3.1.1 340 ft³/hr at 5 psig discharge pressure.

3.1.2 270 ft³/hr at 10 psig discharge pressure.

4. Key Operational Features

4.0 Self-Priming: Naturally self-priming and can be used for both continuous or intermittent operations.

4.1 Versatility: Designed for pumping and mixing liquids as well as handling slurries or dry solids in granular form.

4.2 Low Maintenance: Requires only periodic inspection due to its simple, three-piece construction.

5. Dimensions:

5.0 Overall Length (Motive Inlet to Discharge): 23-5/8 inches

5.1 Distance from Motive Inlet to Suction Centerline: 4-3/8 inches

5.2 Distance from Discharge to Suction Centerline: 19-¼ inches

5.3 Center of Discharge and Motive Inlet to Suction: 7-13/16 inches

Reclamation anticipates Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 140R6026Q0072 for this requirement will be issued to the System for Award Management (SAM) website on or around August 24, 2026, as a SOLE SOURCE requirement. The quote will be due approximately 14 business days after the solicitation is issued. The resulting purchase order will result in a delivery of 90 days from date of award. The Government anticipates an award on or around September 7, 2026.

Reclamation’s experience is that only one responsible source, SCHUTTE & KOERTING ACQUISITION COMPANY, can fully provide the product requirements/measurements that will satisfy the agency’s requirements, a determination to Solicit from a Single Source is being prepared.

The Bureau of Reclamation has determined not to compete this contract, pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Agencies may contract without providing for full and open competition when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures with only one reasonably available source.

Vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of this requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required services are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contract Specialist. In order to allow for sufficient Government consideration and potential quote evaluation, vendors must submit their written Letter of Interest no later than August 31, 2026, at 3:00 PM MDT. Responses received after August 31, 2026, shall not be considered by the Government.

Letters of Interest in response to this notice must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Sydney Oakes, sydney_oakes@ios.doi.gov. All responses should include the vendor’s SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors should additionally identify themselves as either a “small business” or an “other than small business” under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 333996 – Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing with a small business size of 900 employees.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action 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 or not to conduct a competitive requirement.

System for Award Management (SAM) Effective October 2018, all contractors interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time they submit their offer. SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements must be accomplished through the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. For assistance with registering in SAM, contact the Federal Services Desk at 1-866-606-8220.

Note: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph

(d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.