Notice of Intent to Sole Source (Extension Mod) License for Cost Data

The United States Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) has issued a notice of intent to sole source an extension modification for a commercial license providing continued access to RSMeans Data. The requirement involves extending the existing license under Contract W9132T20C0026 for an additional twelve months from September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The Army Corps intends to award this out-of-scope modification on a sole source basis to R.S. Means Company, LLC in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b). The agency's market research indicates that R.S. Means Company, LLC is the only viable source since the RSMeans Data is proprietary information essential for the BUILDER system's functionality. This notice applies to software publishing services and miscellaneous printed matter categories.

The primary purpose of this special notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source procurement while providing an opportunity for other capable vendors to demonstrate their qualifications. Interested parties who believe they can fulfill this requirement must submit capability statements detailing their related products or services by September 4, 2025 to CERL-CT-Quotes@usace.army.mil, with telephone responses explicitly prohibited. Any submissions received will be evaluated solely to determine whether the government should conduct a competitive procurement instead of the planned sole source approach. The government retains complete discretion in deciding whether to alter its acquisition strategy based on responses received, and there is no guarantee that submissions will change the current sole source approach. This notice specifically clarifies that it is not a solicitation, request for quotations, or any type of set-aside procurement.