Repair and Upgrade of Government owned Gus Pech Drill Rigs

Single Source Notification

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District, intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price contract to Gus Pech Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1480 Lincoln ST SW Le Mars, Iowa 51031-1803, United States

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide all labor, parts, materials, and expertise to repair and/or upgrade government-owned Gus Pech drill rigs to ensure proper performance, function, and safe operation of the rigs.

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 (1) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS.

Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written responses are received by 2PM CDT on 16 February 2024, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses and question shall be submitted to wayne.c.weidenhamer@usace.army.mil.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.