LAKE22-1943-RELOCATE EB BARGE - 980 ft.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD

The Lake Mead Major Acquisition Buying Office, on behalf of The National Park Service (NPS) Lake Mead National Recreation Area, intends to award to Associated Underwater Services Inc. (AUS)on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) ¿ Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, relocate Echo Bay Barge at 980 ft.

AUS is currently the contracted provider to relocate Echo Bay Barge. Due the significant drop in Lake Mead water levels, the changes required under the current contract required substantial change to the current scope. Work has already been partially performed. Statutory authority 41 USC 253(c)(1) ¿ only one responsible source ¿ is applicable.

The NAICS code is 237110 Water and Sewer line and Related Structures Construction with a small business size standard of $39.5 million. . The NPS anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to AUS. for this requirement within 2 days.

Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above for the NPS may identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to cris_stubitz@nps.gov.

All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at cris_stubitz@nps.gov no later than September 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM PDT.