Modeling the Economic Effects of Climate Change and Adaptation on California's Central Velley Agriculture.

The Bureau of Reclamation intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Stockholm Environment Institute U.S. (SEI) to perform modifications to Water Supply and Evaluation Planning (WEAP) Model to allow it to dynamically interact with the State Wide Agricultural Production (SWAP) model. SEI is the proprietor of the WEAP software rights and is the only company authorized to use the existing software, which must be used for changes. The acquisition will be pursued using Part 13.5 procedures. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, firms believing they can provide these supplies or services above may provide written notification to the Contracting Officer with supporting evidence to that effect in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the stated requirements. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Responses should be emailed to the Government point of contact for this acquisition no later than September 8, 2010 at 10:00a.m. Firms shall identify business size (i.e. small business, other than small business, etc.) in accordance with the size standard for NAICS Code 541690 which is $7 Million. This notice may represent the only official notice of such a solicitation. The Solicitation will be posted on or about August 31, 2010. Questions concerning this solicitation should be directed to K. Annette Fleming at kfleming@usbr.gov.