Notice of Intent - John H. Kerr Dam & Reservoir Automated Fee Machine Services

Notice of Intent to Solicit and Award a Sole Source Contract to Caracal Enterprises LLC dba VenTek International

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, intends to award a sole-source contract to Caracal Enterprises LLC, dba VenTek International for the continuation of services associated with the operation of VenTek fee machines. These services include include VenVue System Management Software, VenSTATION Data Hosting, Cellular Connectivity, and Payment Gateway – PCI Compliant Secure Electronic Payment Processing for the John H Kerr Dam & Reservoir. Currently there are eleven (11) machines at John H Kerr Dam & Reservoir, Boydton, Virginia.
The periods of performance are:

        15 November 2022 – 14 November 2023 (Base Year)
        15 November 2023 – 14 November 2024 (Option Year 1)
        15 November 2024 – 14 November 2025 (Option Year 2)
        15 November 2025 – 14 November 2026 (Option Year 3)
        15 November 2026 – 14 November 2027 (Option Year 4)

This action will result in a firm fixed price contract. 

This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no solicitation document. No RFP will be available for competitive proposals. Phone calls will not be accepted. 

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1)(or 10 USC 2304(c) (1)) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization). Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6—Competition Requirements. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334514 - Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing. Small business size standards will be 750 employees for this sector. The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) No. 2022-07 effective August 10, 2022.

The point of contact for this action is Contracting Specialist, James P. Arnold, who can be reached at james.p.arnold@usace.army.mil. Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement NLT Tuesday, 12 October 2022 at 15:00 PM EDT. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.