P06_FAR 13_JA_GEOSTUDIO_REDACTED_6.27.24.pdf

This document is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for GeoStudio software licenses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center, intends to contract with Bentley Systems, Incorporated to provide the following GeoStudio software licenses for USDA-FPAC and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) engineers: 6 SLOPE/W, 6 SEEP/W, 2 SIGMA/W, and 1 QUAKE/W subscription network licenses. This software is required for geotechnical analysis and design of complex NRCS conservation engineering projects. The notice provides a detailed description of the required licenses and states that any response must demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the Government's needs. Interested sources must submit their technical capabilities, pricing, and other relevant information by 12:00pm EST on Thursday, July 11, 2024. No award will be made based on responses to this notice, but the information will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government.