Synopsis - Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Bentley REV.pdf

SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source procurement for the procurement of the Bentley subscription licenses software.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Huntsville Engineering and Support Center (CEHNC) is issuing this synopsis in order to publicize its intentions to execute one (1) sole-source, firm-fixed priced contract award to Bentley Systems Inc. for a suite of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software products in support of the Bentley systems license subscriptions in accordance with (IAW) FAR 5.203(a)(1) – “Publicizing and response time,” which states, “A notice must be published at least 15 days before issuance of a solicitation, or a proposed contract action that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 6.302, except that, for acquisitions of commercial items, the contracting officer may establish a shorter period for issuance of the solicitation.”

USACE Engineering and Research Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), has a requirement for a suite of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software products that are compatible with the current software, and resultant output data, which supports ongoing USACE engineering design projects. CEHNC requests approval to issue a non-competitive Firm Fixed Price contract. Projected award is 31 March 2026.

This notice of intent is NOT a REQUEST FOR QUOTE, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. Additionally, this announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within the closing date for this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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.

The most applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 513210, Custom Computer Programming Services. The business size standard for this NAICS code is $47M.

Responses should appear on company letterhead and include, at minimum, affirmation of active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), your Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), any applicable processed credentials and qualifications, and any applicable pricing data or information. All responses should include a point of contact, telephone number, and electronic mail address. Additionally, respondents should indicate whether they are a large business, small business, small-disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone, service disabled veteran-owned small business, or qualify as socially or economically disadvantaged and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned.

Responses should be furnished electronically to the contacts listed below no later than 12:00 p.m. CST, Thursday, 19 February 2026. Phone calls will not be accepted.

Contract Specialist:

JASMINE HARDY

Email: jasmine.a.hardy@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer:

ROBERT MARSH

Email: robert.g.marsh@usace.army.mil

Attachment: Statement of Work mailto:jasmine.a.hardy@usace.army.mil mailto:angela.m.wilson@usace.army.mil