Enterprise Desktop Modeling Interface Development

USACE, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) intends to issue a sole source award to Aquaveo, LLC, 3210 N Canyon Road, Suite 300, Provo, UT 846044-6508, for research and development of a software framework to enable pre- and post-processing of numerous ERDC-developed numerical models and associated computational, conceptual, and  visualization tools as well as maintenance of existing tools.

Enterprise Desktop Numerical Modeling Interface (EDMI) currently consists of three functional components: the Groundwater Modeling System (GMS), the Surface Water Modeling System (SMS) and the Watershed Modeling System (WMS) collectively known as XMS is available from only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The XMS has proprietarily been further developed over the last 25 years by Aquaveo, LLC. Aquaveo has world-class expertise in developing GUIs and associated modeling tools for geophysical numerical models and results analysis.  Aquaveo’s extensive background in visualization and graphical user interface (GUI) development for multi-dimensional numerical modeling software uniquely qualifies them to handle the scope of work presented in this contract.

Aquaveo, LLC is the developer of these modules and source code data is limited to this company. Using a company other than Aquaveo to accomplish those tasks would require rebuilding what currently exists in XMS.  Due to the data rights concerns, this sole source requirement cannot be filled by any other company.

The Government intends to procure from only one source under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by paragraph 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) (A) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) , entitled, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement.  The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry  Classification System (NAICS) 541511 with a Size Standard of $30,000,000.00.  This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement.  Parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including price, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product.  All capability statements received by the closing date of this publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Capability statements shall be submitted only by email as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to traci.k.hoofman@usace.army.mil.  Statements are due by 2:00 PM Central Standard Time, 21 August 2020.