Notice of intent to award sole source: meteorological services

BLUE GRASS DEPOT CONTRACTING DEPOT SUPPORT BRANCH/MUNITIONS AND INDUSTRIAL BASE DIRECTORATE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND – ROCK ISLAND, CCRI-AIAB HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH A BASE YEAR AND 2 OPTION YEARS TO WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, 1906 COLLEGE HEIGHTS BLVD # 11002 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101-1000, CAGE CODE 7L628, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 13.106-1(B)(1)(I) ONLY ONE SOURCE IS REASONABLY AVAILABLE.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR SERVICES TO PROVIDE PERMIT REQUIRED METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES THROUGH THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT MESONET TOWERS USED TO AUTHORIZE OPEN DETONATION/OPEN BURN OPERATIONS. CONTRACTOR SERVICES WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION FOR MEETING BGAD OPERATIONAL NEEDS. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE REAL-TIME, END-TO-END SERVICING INCLUDING FIELD OPERATION MAINTENANCE; REAL-TIME QUALITY CONTROL; SECURE DATA COLLECTION AND ARCHIVAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; AND DATA DELIVERY. ALL SERVICES WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK TITLED: METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DATED 10 SEPTEMBER 2025. CONTRACTOR SHALL ADHERE TO AND PERFORM SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHED WAWF AND BGAD SITE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. 

THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF THE RESULTING AGREEMENT WILL BE 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF AWARD WITH TWO AVAILABLE OPTION YEARS THAT MAYBE EXERCISED AT THE GOVERNMENT’S DISCRETION.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT.  INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.

MARKET RESEARCH HAS FOUND NO OTHER CONTRACTOR CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WITHOUT BEING COST PROHIBITIVE OR THAT IS IDENTIFIED AS THE DESIGNATED OFFICIAL SOURCE OF CLIMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. MARKET RESEARCH HAS FOUND NO OTHER CONTRACTOR CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH KENTUCKY MESONET, A DIVISION OF THE KENTUCKY CLIMATE CENTER, A STATEWIDE MONITORING WEATHER AND CLIMATE MONITORING INFRASTRUCTURE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.207(C) (16), ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY MAY SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. INTERESTED FIRMS MAY SUBMIT INFORMATION THAT INDICATES THEIR ABILITY TO SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT.  RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE CONTRACTING OFFICE NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM EST, 02 OCTOBER 2025, VIA EMAIL.  POINT OF CONTACT (POC) IS CHARLES HILL EMAIL CHARLES.K.HILL18.CIV@ARMY.MIL, OR DELIVER TO BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT, CCRI-AIAB DEPOT SUPPORT BRANCH/MUNITIONS AND INDUSTRIAL BASE DIRECTORATE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - ROCK ISLAND 431 BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, BLDG. S-14 RICHMOND, KY  40475-5115.

THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.

THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS 541990

ALL VENDORS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN SAM.GOV AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.

ANY OFFEROR THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE SAM.GOV REGISTRATION WILL BE REJECTED AS NON-RESPONSIVE. .