Notice of intent to award a sole source

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Solicitation number
140F1G24Q0040
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
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Opportunity facts

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About this opportunity

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has issued a Special Notice indicating its intent to award a sole source purchase order to Caracal Enterprises, LLC for the procurement of an electronic fee station for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The fee station will be used to collect secure credit card payments for the refuge's fishing program, which runs from April to November each year.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide a 3-day response period for industry to identify any capable competitors that could meet the agency's requirements, which include payment processing, solar power, cellular connectivity, custom branding, and vendor training. The agency has determined that Caracal Enterprises, LLC is the only responsible source and that no other supplies or services will satisfy its needs. The procurement will be made using simplified acquisition procedures, and no reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with responding to this notice. Interested parties must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government in order to be considered for this opportunity.

Notice text

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intends to award a sole source purchase order to: CARACAL ENTERPRISES, LLC to furnish: Electronic Fee Station

¿ Ventek M600 ¿ Permit & Receipt Only

Requirement:

Capable of collecting secure credit card payments for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR¿s fishing program. Daily fishing fee is currently $3.00 per angler that are 16 years of age and older. Fishing season runs from April-November each year (8 months). The refuge is open sunrise to sunset.

Required Options:

(1) Payment Processing to Federal Government
(2) Solar Power (sufficient battery for daytime operations)
(3) Cellular Connectivity
(4) Custom Graphic Wrap (vendor will work with FWS to obtain logos and text of refuge like existing fee station)
(5) Training (vendor will provide training to FWS personnel on programming and routine maintenance associated with additional fee station.)

Annual Operating Requirement:

(1) Vendor will provide annual maintenance of fee station including cellular, payment processing (at least daily), and necessary customer support.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 335999 with the size standard of 600 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 3550.

This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:
¿ Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.
Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within three (3) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.

The point of contact is: Jack Skogen, email: jack_skogen@fws.gov

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the ¿Subject¿ line of your email.

This notice will close on: 5/31/2024 at 5:00pm, central Time.

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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
CO-rocky MTN arsnl NWR-fee station Award Award Notice
This notice Latest special notice Special Notice

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