Azmet weather station OP & maintenance
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140R3023R0021
- Agency
-
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 140R3023C0015 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- University Of Arizona
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awards a firm-fixed price contract to the University of Arizona to operate and maintain eleven weather stations as part of the Arizona Meteorological Network through September 2024, with four one-year option periods. Services include daily processing of data from AZMET and CIMIS stations, quarterly onsite maintenance and cleaning of eleven AZMET stations, preventative and emergency equipment maintenance, and annual summaries of standardized reference evapotranspiration values. The University of Arizona is determined to be the sole source that can meet the Bureau's requirements to own, operate, and maintain the AZMET network and calculate the standardized reference evapotranspiration values required for the agency's water accounting program. The anticipated value of the five-year contract is $544,518.
Notice text
This requirement is awarded on a sole-source basis to University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the requirements requested in the attached requirements document.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $19.0 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is R499. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.
This requirement is for the operation and maintenance of weather stations and the reporting of meteorological data. The weather stations of interest include stations along the lower Colorado River which are part of the Arizona Meteorological Network (AZMET).
AZMET provides meteorological data required for the computation of evapotranspiration, the water used by plants. Evapotranspiration data is used by farmers to calculate their irrigation needs. The Government believes that only one responsible source can meet this requirement.
The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency, to Patricia Woodhouse at pwoodhouse@usbr.gov by the closing date and time given on page 1 of the attached solicitation.
Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirements. Questions may be submitted to pwoodhouse@usbr.gov by 1 September 2023.
Awarded contract 140R3023C0015 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2023-09-18.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| WBR-1406_303-1_Template-1_JOTFOC_FAR-6_4-2021p_Redacted_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Azmet weather station OP & maintenance | Award Notice | |
| Azmet weather station OP & maintenance | Solicitation | |
| Azmet weather station OP & maintenance | Special Notice |
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