Notice of Intent to Award to Sole Source

The U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge
Environmental Management Office (DOE-OREM)
intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source
basis to Eco Geosystems, LP, under Simplified
Acquisition Procedures, under FAR Part 13.

The consultant must have no direct interest in the
project and must be a subject matter expert with
experience evaluating groundwater control. There is
only one known source, Dr. Donald A. Bruce C.Eng.,
D.GE, L.G., L.E.G., owner of Eco Geosystems, LP, who
has the unique knowledge and availability needed to
provide these consultant services. Dr. Bruce is a widely
known, respected expert serving as an independent
consultancy in the specialty geotechnical aspects of the
civil, mining, and tunneling engineering for multiple
federal agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE). Dr. Bruce specializes in
geotechnical construction processes, particularly
anchoring, drilling and grouting. He has 42 years’
experience in dam anchoring and works on projects
throughout North America and four other continents. Dr
Bruce is a former Chairman of the Geo-Institute’s
Grouting Committee, and Honorary Chairman of the
International Society for Micropiles. He is an active
member of Post-Tensioning Institute’s Committee on
Rock and Soil Anchors and is a co-author of the past
(1996, 2004) and new (2012) Anchor
Recommendations. He has approximately 300
publications and is co-author of Dam Foundation
Grouting, and a new book Specialty Construction
Techniques for Dam and Levee Remediation. He is the
recipient of the Kapp, Baker and Terzaghi Awards from
ASCE. Dr. Bruce’s expert knowledge of groundwater
control and objectivity of the project makes his
company, Eco Geosystems, LP, the only source
available to provide specialized consultant services
within the schedule and availability required by the DOE
OREM Office.

Firms who want to challenge the sole-source must
submit an interest letter that demonstrates their firm’s
ability to provide an equivalent service and rationale as
to why they should be considered, as described above.
All interested parties must respond by 12:00 PM (EST),
September 12, 2022, to Carol Jennings, U.S.
Department of Energy, 200 Administration Rd., EM-91,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Email:
carol.jennings@orem.doe.gov

No reimbursement for any costs associated with
providing the capability information will be provided by
DOE.

The proposed contract action is for services for which
the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with
only one source under the authority of FAR Part 6.
Interested persons may identify their interest and
capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of
intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A
determination by the Government not to compete with
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 the purpose of determining whether to conduct a
competitive procurement.