Automated Pay Machines for Lake Red Rock, Coralville Lake, and the Mississippi River Admin Office

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, intends to procure eleven (11) new Ventek M600 automated pay and disaplay machines; six (6) for Lake Red Rock, two (2) for Coralville Lake, and three (3) for the Mississippi River Admin Office.  The procurement is to be on a sole source basis to Caracal Enterprises, LLC DBA VenTek International, in accordance with the statutory of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold and only one source reasonably available.

The NAICS code for this procurement is 333318- Other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing with a 1,000 employee size standard.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued; however, any small business firm that believes it can meet the requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer in the form of a capability statement. Supporting evidence in sufficient detail that demonstrates the ability to comply with the requirement listed must be furnished to the point of contact listed below by Tuesday, 11 August 2020 at 12:00P.M. CT. 

A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on 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 US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will not reimburse for any costs connected with supplying sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement listed. In order to receive a government award, a firm must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM) (www.beta.sam.gov). Firms must register on a one-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information.

Questions and capability statements should be directed to Natalie Werthmann at 309-794-5473 or natalie.e.werthmann@usace.army.mil.