The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region issued a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for the upgrade of the water system telemetry at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, with the contract awarded on April 2, 2026, under contract number GS07F0185X. The procurement involves replacing the existing water system radio communications with a cellular-based telemetry system to modernize the Motorola SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) infrastructure currently in place. BRANIF was identified as the sole source vendor due to its proprietary knowledge and original design of the existing SCADA system, as the justification noted that alternative vendors lack the necessary expertise and familiarity with the system-specific design, which would result in significant cost increases and scheduling delays. Market research conducted by the National Park Service referenced three comparable SCADA system upgrade projects with cost benchmarks ranging from $73,022.34 to $103,807.95, which informed the fair and reasonable price determination for this acquisition. While the awarded vendor name and exact contract amount are listed as unknown in the opportunity posting, the Contracting Officer Billie Thomas and FMSS Specialist Kitrine James certified that only one responsible source existed for this specialized upgrade project and that pricing would be validated through FAR Part 13.106-3(a) price analysis techniques.

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