LARGE BUSINESS SOLE SOURCE EVENT Interim Closure Structures (ICS), Preventive Maintenance, Repairs, Upgrades and Certification of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System at the Outfall Canals

In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District intends to Sole Source an award for the New Orleans District's Interim Closure Structures (ICS), Preventive Maintenance, Repairs, Upgrades and Certification Responsibilities of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System at the Outfall Canals (Orleans Avenue, London Avenue, and 17th Street Canals), by issuing a new IDIQ contract that will consist of a base year and 4 optional periods of performance at the Interim Closure Structures (ICS) to replace the current contract with Prime Control (W912P8-09-D-0023) that is expiring . The New Orleans District's Interim Closure Structures (ICS) was developed and constructed over successive phases to provide flood risk management protection for the New Orleans metropolitan area. Over past years and through the direct efforts of the current maintenance contractor, Prime Controls, the ICS SCADA system has inevitably evolved into a unique, complex system having a large set of design changes crafted to meet system monitoring, control and security requirements. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. A determination not to compete this proposed effort as Full and Open competition is solely at the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice nor will a Request for Proposal be issued based upon this Notice of Intent.