Automated Controllers and Related Components BPA Setup

This is a Sources Sought notice and is for INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This is NOT a request for proposals, quotations, or bids.

This notice is being issued to help determine the availability of qualified business technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition, including whether a small business socio-economic set-aside is possible.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Interior Region 10, California-Great Basin, Division of Acquisitions, Supply and Services Branch, Sacramento CA is seeking interested vendors to provide automated controllers and related components, for use in an industrial environment. This will be a Name Brand requirement for OPTO22 equipment at Central Valley Operations Office (CVOO), located in Sacramento, CA. BOR anticipates awarding a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for which BPA calls will be awarded as equipment is needed.

Additional details regarding the efforts are provided in the attached draft Specifications and Parts List

Notice number 140R2024Q0042 has been assigned for this requirement and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement.

Firms which can provide OPTO 22 brand equipment, software and licensing must submit a written notice to the Contracting Office and must provide evidence in sufficient detail that demonstrates the respondent’s ability to meet the stated requirement.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334513 – “Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables” and the associated small business size standard is 750 employees. All businesses with the capability and availability to furnish the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice.

Information requested from interest businesses:

1. Company name, address, SAM UEID, agency point of contact name, email, and phone number.
2. Business size and small business size classification if applicable (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, Veteran Owned, Women Owned, etc.)
3. Information that would demonstrate that your business has the capability and resources to meet the specifications of the requirement.
4. Your intent to submit a quote if a solicitation is issued.

Please note that any prospective offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.11.

All responses to this Sources Sought shall be submitted electronically (via email) by 3:00 PM (PST), January 31, 2024, to Sherry Heibeck at sheibeck@usbr.gov.