Notice of intent to award a sole source contract

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
THIS NOTICE SERVES AS THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY FAR 5.201.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
REPLY TO EMAIL: RD.ACQUISITIONS@USDA.GOV

The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development intends to award a short term, bridge, sole-source, firm fixed price to National Rural Water Association (NRWA),, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). The contract will be effective May 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019. The acquisition sought is an interim that will cover 6 months contractor support for RD's Circuit Rider Program. The Circuit Rider Program protects the nation's multi-billion dollar investment in rural and small municipal water systems by providing on-site technical assistance that assures cost-effective operations and adequate income for both operations and debt service with each state/jurisdiction. The Contractor support is for rural water circuit rider technical assistance to eligible systems in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The requirement is for professional trained and certified circuit riders (up to 132) under NAICS is 54161. The current contract with NRWA will expire on April 30, 2019. This interim bridge contract is required to continue to provide technical assistance until the new, long-term, is awarded and implemented.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any interested parties that desire to provide comments or capabilities on being able to meet the Government's requirements are invited to do so by reply to the Contracting Specialist via email to, RD.Acquisitions@usda.gov by Thursday, April 11, 2019 by 1:00pmEST . Please limit information to three pages. Information will only be considered for the purposes of determining sources for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. Any information submitted in response to this notice of intent is strictly voluntary. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement

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