Erosion Function Apparatus (EFA)
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140R4026Q0105
- Agency
- Bureau of Reclamation Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Points of contact
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- Connieann Tudela-Kately ctudelakately@usbr.gov (303) 445-2537
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source an Erosion Function Apparatus to Humboldt Mfg. Co., a small business, with a response deadline of July 10, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside. The agency determined that only one responsible source can satisfy its requirement under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.103-1(a), citing Humboldt's proprietary use of the SRICOS methodology and exclusive provision of a "plug and play" EFA system meeting ASTM standards. Market research confirmed Humboldt is the sole commercial manufacturer producing a ready-to-use flume-type soil erosion testing device; no other commercially available alternative exists, though a University of Texas professor constructs similar devices. The EFA will support Dam Safety investigations and sediment management efforts, measuring scour depth and generating critical design parameters including critical velocity, critical shear stress, erosion rate, and maximum scour depth for evaluating earthen embankment dam susceptibility to internal and scour erosion. Award is anticipated in July 2026, with delivery required within six months of award. Firms believing they possess technical capability may submit a technical capability statement and business profile to ConnieAnn Tudela-Kately at ctudelakately@usbr.gov within ten days; responses will be treated as market research and quotations will not be accepted.
Notice text
Special Notice
Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Erosion Function Apparatus
This is not a solicitation. This is a notification of intent to award a single source procurement under NAICS code 334519. The Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Acquisition Management Division, UCB Regional Office, will solicit and award a sole source, firm fixed price, to small business, Humboldt Mfg. Co. Humboldt Mfg. Co. will provide an Erosion Function Apparatus; The system is being purchased to support Dam Safety investigations and sediment management efforts at BOR. The Government believes that only one responsible source can meet this requirement.
The determination not to compete this proposed Purshase Order was made pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and Federal Acquisition Regulation RFO 6.103-1(a) – only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government anticipates award by July 2026.
This is the only Notice that will be published. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Delivery:
Within 6-Months After Receipt of Award.
This notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order is not a request for competitive proposals.
If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to ConnieAnn Tudela-Kately at ctudelakately@usbr.gov within ten (10) days of this notice. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirements. Quotations received in response to this notice will not be accepted since this notice is not a request for quotes.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_-_EFA_1.pdf | ||
| Sole_Source_Justification_EFA_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Erosion function apparatus | Award Notice | |
| Erosion Function Apparatus (EFA) | Special Notice |
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