Notice of Intent to Sole Source Application Upgrade

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, WBSC intends to award a sole source procurement to:

Stone Environmental Inc

535 Stone Cutters Way, Suite 301

Montpelier, VT 05602-3795

to upgrade a user-friendly desktop-based application to allow Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model users to process multi-year land use data for their watersheds and develop land use update files.

Stone Environmental Inc. possesses the proprietary knowledge base necessary to complete the upgrade of the model.  Stone has provided similar services and upgrades specific to this type of research for other scientific units utilizing the SWAT model.  They are the only know vendor with the specialized experience working with the ASWAT (Arc SWAT) in this capacity.

Pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), and  FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The development will be in concert with the USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OK.  The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on or about August 05, 2016. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, August 03, 2016. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the following addresses:

Contracting Office Address:
USDA-ARS-WBSC
Nick Langley
Nicholas.Langley@ars.usda.gov