Notice of Intent to Sole Source with CEATI International - Hydropower Special Interest Membership

THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) SUBPART 5.2 “SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS” 

NAICS: 541990
Estimated Contract Start Date:  1 January 2024
Response Deadline:  20 November 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with CEATI INTERNATIONAL INC, for the training and education of USACE personnel within the hydropower generation and maintenance fields through collaboration and workshops with organizations around the world who own and/or operate hydropower facilities or generally contribute to the betterment of hydropower facilities. 

REASON FOR SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION: 

The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. 

CEATI (the Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation) International is the only known organization with the personnel, knowledge, world-wide relationships, and history in the hydropower field which provides such broad industry training, workshops, practical lessons learned, and research papers to USACE personnel. These services are provided on a membership basis; the contract action which results from a future solicitation for these services will be annual memberships for hydropower focused USACE organizations.

The Government intends to advertise a solicitation for this project on or around 27 November 2023.  At this time, a solicitation does not exist.  All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

*NO PHONE INQUIRIES, PLEASE. 

CAPABILITY STATEMENT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: 
(PLEASE REVIEW ALL BELOW) 

1.    Point of Contact name, email address and phone number, CAGE code and UEI number (if available);

2.    In the event that the organization is a small business, please state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB/VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business;

3.    The Government will evaluate the capabilities of an interested party based on their ability to provide similar services to the above (collaboration, training, workshops, research papers) within the hydropower industry.

Send responses, labeled as “W9127N24Q004 – Hydropower Special Interest Membership” to the following: nicole.a.adams@usace.army.mil and cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil.