Jon Boat with Air-Cooled Engine

THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER requires a Jon boat with air-cooled engine to access field research sites with heavy vegetation. The boat will be used in EL to conduct aquatic plant control research in the southern US and will be located in Gainesville, FL.The primary requirements that must be met are that the boat must be built with a heavy duty all welded aluminum hull, be 18 feet in length and 60 inches wide, have a trailer for transport, and have a 40 horsepower air-cooled engine. The boat must also include the following accessories, extended 16” front working deck with storage for safety supplies, console steering kit with controls, steering, and grab rail, drop deck transom, enclosed rear deck with seat, set of two 10 inch catwalks, aluminum rod holders and supports, battery with holding tray, two shallow water anchors 10 feet in length, and mounting brackets for shallow water anchors. The trailer must include the following accessories, spare tire with mount, side guides, and LED lights.

ERDC intends to issue a new sole source Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) service contract on a sole source basis pursuant for a Jon Boat with Air-Cooled Engine  with Gator Tail LLC 306 Ed Broussard Rd, Louisiana 70552 Cage Code (396D6). The NAICS code for this requirement is 336612 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

 This notice of intent is for information purpose only. This is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references of each. Information received will be considered solely for the determining wither to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a f full and open competition basis, based upon responses to the notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response the notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Ronalda.burton@usace.army.mil and sonia.j.boyd@usace.army.mil. Responses must be received no later that 12:00 p.m. CST on 20 August 2023.