7A--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Communications Branch has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to G&R Controls, Inc. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This procurement falls under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold and is being conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii) authority, which permits sole source awards when only one vendor is reasonably available. The contract will be classified under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers) and PSC 7A21 (IT and Telecom Business Application Software). The specific scope involves updating and migrating G&R Controls Geothermal Software for the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District. The agency has determined that G&R Controls is the only vendor capable of maintaining their geothermal system that has been operational since 2011.

The primary objective of this sole source award is to prevent a potential catastrophic failure by updating unsupported software running on an outdated platform within the agency's geothermal system operations. While this is not a competitive solicitation, interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements may submit capability statements by August 20, 2025, via email only to carter_duke@fws.gov in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government, and all costs associated with preparing submissions will be borne solely by the respondent. The agency will not accept telephone requests or offers, and any responses must demonstrate the contractor's ability to maintain the existing G&R Controls geothermal software system. The justification documents indicate the agency conducted a market search and determined G&R Controls is uniquely positioned as the sole provider capable of supporting this specialized geothermal management system.