Intent to Sole Source - Leica survey equipment.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

The Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Branch, Denver, Colorado, intends to award a single source purchase order with REPRO GRAPHICS, INC. Doing Business as SELBY'S-ESSCO 2595 Enterprise AVE Billings, Montana 59102.

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND

Bureau of Reclamation intends to sole source contract with Selby¿s to procure additional Leica survey equipment.

NAICS 334511; Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. Size Standard 1,250.

Market research indicates that Selby¿s is the only vendor that can provide the following items:

Leica MS60 Multi-station and Accessories
Leica GS18 GNSS Antenna and Accessories
Leica GPR121 Prism and Accessories
Leica AP20 Tilt System and Accessories

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13-106-l(b)(l)(i), Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l), only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to chainsworth@usbr.gov within seven (7) business days of this notice. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirement.

Quotations or proposals received in response to this notice will not be accepted since the synopsis is not a request for proposal.