Remote Boat
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FY263012002
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Place of performance
- El Paso, Texas 79902, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section, issued a notice of intent to award an 8(a) sole-source contract to SonTek (a Xylem brand) for a remote-control hydrographic survey vessel; capability statements are due by June 26, 2026.
The Water Accounting Division requires a SonTek-manufactured vessel designed for integration with the SonTek RS5 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler and RSQ data acquisition software. The Government asserts that no other vendor can provide a system meeting its minimum technical requirements for interoperability, mission continuity, and compatibility with existing IBWC hydrologic data workflows. The acquisition is conducted under FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) for sole-source procurement of commercial items and is not a request for competitive quotations.
The Government's requirement specifies proprietary SonTek capabilities including factory-engineered RS5 mounting hardware, native RSQ/RS5 firmware integration, SmartPulse+ processing, SonTek vertical beam corrections, and telemetry modules designed specifically for RS5 data collection.
Any interested party believing it can meet this requirement must submit a capability statement demonstrating that its product offers full, native, and proprietary interoperability with SonTek RS5 and RSQ systems without adapters, third-party integration, or cross-platform data conversion. The anticipated award value is $28,382.00. The Government will not be responsible for costs incurred by responding parties. The Government reserves discretion to determine whether to compete the contract based on responses to this notice.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FO COMPETITIVE QUOTES.
The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Water Accounting Division, intends to award a sole source contract to SonTek, a Xylem brand, for the procurement of a SonTek manufactured remote control hydrographic survey vessel designed specifically for integration with the SonTek RS5 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and the SonTek RSQ data acquisition software.
This acquisition will be conducted under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii), Sole Source Acquisitions of Commercial Items, and is not a request for competitive quotations. The Government’s requirement includes proprietary SonTek capabilities such as factory engineered RS5 mounting hardware, native RSQ/RS5 firmware integration, SmartPulse+ processing, SonTek vertical beam corrections, and telemetry modules designed specifically for RS5 data collection. No other vendor is able to provide a system meeting the Government’s minimum technical requirements for interoperability, mission continuity, and compatibility with existing IBWC hydrologic data workflows.
The anticipated award value is $28,382.00.
Any interested party who believes they can meet this requirement must submit a capability statement demonstrating that their product offers full, native, and proprietary interoperability with SonTek RS5 and RSQ systems, without adapters, third party integration, or cross platform data conversion.
Capability statements must be received by the date and time listed in this notice and must clearly demonstrate the ability to satisfy all essential requirements.
The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding parties.
A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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