Intent to Sole Source - Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment (OCCT) system Design

The Forest Service, a civilian agency under the Department of Agriculture, issued an Intent to Sole Source Special Notice on April 23, 2026, for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services related to an Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment (OCCT) system design. The procurement concerns the design of an OCCT system and feed system for the Shadow Mountain Village water system located within the Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado. This sole-source contract award is being justified under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) based on the determination that only one responsible source exists to fulfill the requirement. The contract opportunity is classified under NAICS 541310 (Architectural Services) and PSC C1NZ (Architect and Engineering—Construction: Other Utilities). The Special Notice was posted on April 23, 2026, with a deadline of May 7, 2026.

The primary objective is to address elevated copper levels detected in the Shadow Mountain Village water system by designing and implementing an OCCT system to mitigate corrosion and prevent copper leaching into the drinking water, as mandated by the State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the EPA. The proposed sole-source contractor is Bowman Consulting Group LTD, which acquired Element Engineering—the firm that conducted the initial investigation and received state approval for the OCCT system design in 2019. Element Engineering is considered the only responsible source due to its unique expertise, proprietary knowledge of the water system, established relationships with state regulators, and prior work forming the basis for current design requirements. The design and installation must be completed by the end of 2026 to avoid state violations. While this is a sole-source procurement, interested parties have until May 7, 2026, to respond to or comment on this notice of the government's intent to award without full and open competition.