Libby Dam Generic Data Acquisition & Control System (GDACS) Notice of Intent

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
W912DW24Q0009
Agency
ENDIST Seattle US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
PSC
3695 Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery
Place of performance
Libby, Montana, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Office published a Special Notice regarding their intent to negotiate solely with SoftPLC Corporation for the procurement of SoftPLC controllers required to upgrade the Generic Data Acquisition Control Systems at the Libby Dam in Montana. The Special Notice was issued on December 20, 2023 with a response deadline of December 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.

The Special Notice informs industry that the Army Corps of Engineers intends to solicit and negotiate solely with SoftPLC Corporation for this procurement due to the requirement that the SoftPLC controllers must be compatible with the existing GDACS systems. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities by the specified deadline via email. Responses must provide clear evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government to be considered further. This is a single source procurement conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures as only SoftPLC Corporation can provide the required SoftPLC controllers.

Notice text

The Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Office, is issuing this special notice to inform industry of the intent to solicit and negotiate solely with SoftPLC Corporation.

IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a Single Source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, 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. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, only one source is reasonably available. This notice of intent is not a formal solicitation or request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of quotations or offers received in response to this notice.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities no later than 9:00 AM Pacific Time on 29 December 2023. E-mailed statements are acceptable, but the senders bear full responsibility for ensuring complete transmission and timely receipt. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed, in writing, to this e-mail: hien.ho@usace.army.mil and alex.r.marcinkiewicz@usece.army.mil.    

Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for future requirements. A determination by the Government not to compete this action, based on this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Justification:

This procurement is predicated on SoftPLC controllers required for the upgrade of the Generic Data Acquisition Control Systems (GDACS) at the Libby Dam in Montana. SoftPLC controllers must be provided by SoftPLC Corporation to ensure they are compatible with the GDACS systems. This is a single source requirement since only this vendor can provide SoftPLC controllers that satisfy the Government’s needs.

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