Manatee Protection System Maintenance

Added: Mar 07, 2016 6:08 pm THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The Jacksonville District, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) "Only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" to Underwater Engineering Services, Inc. (UESI) 3306 Enterprise Rd Fort Pierce FL 34982-8433, to obtain support of maintenance and repairs to the Manatee Protection System (MPS) at six USACE Locks located in central Florida. Services are for a comprehensive operations and maintenance contract to provide underwater cleaning using experienced dive crews familiar with the underwater components of the MPS, troubleshooting and repairs to the sophisticated electronics that interface the MPS and Lock Gate Controls, upgrading and/or editing the Acoustic Detection Sensor (ADS) programming for specialized operating criteria at specific lock locations, installing and testing new hardware replaced as a result of malfunction or damage, manufacturing, testing and furnishing customized spare parts as needed, and completion of a Design Documentation Report (DDR).
This service will be delivered to the Jacksonville District, USACOE. FSC Code is J096, NAICS Code is 811219, and Size standard is $20.5 Million.

The sole source determination based on UESI being the only eligible company that can deliver the desired service without resulting in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may express their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than March 22, 2016 C.O.B. Responses should be sent to jesse.lugo@usace.army.mil or faxed to Jesse Lugo at (904) 232-2748. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Contracting Office Address:
US Army Engineer District, Jacksonville, Attn: Contracting Officer
701 San Marco Blvd
Jacksonville, Florida 32207-8175
Point of Contact(s):
Jesse Lugo
Contracting Specialist
904-232-1051