Sole Source Intent - UC Davis Agricultural Groundwater Recharge Study for SJRRP

Added: Aug 26, 2015 5:50 pm The United States Bureau of Reclamation intends to negotiate a firm fixed price services contract on a sole source basis with the University of California Davis, Office of Research, Davis, California under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The awarded contract will consist of one base period of two years.



The University of California, Davis (UCD) is the developer of the Agricultural Groundwater Recharge Study (Study) and holds proprietary rights to the Study as well as to supporting modeling programs and project data. The Study was developed in response to the results of litigation, the San Joaquin River Settlement (see www.restoresjr.net.) A Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared for this action.



Firms believing they can provide the services described above must provide written notification to the Contracting Officer with supporting evidence to that effect in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the stated requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All responses received by the due date and time of this notice will be considered by the Government. The due date and time for responses is September 3, 2015 at 11:00 am PST. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.



Responses shall be emailed to the Government point of contact below. Responses should include the firm's Dun and Bradstreet number and Tax Identification Number. Firms should identify business size (i.e. small business, other than small business, etc.) in accordance with the size standard for NAICS Code 611310 which is $27.5M. This notice may represent the only official notice of this requirement. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Laura StJohn at lstjohn@usbr.gov.