Special Notice for Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIPFBO250013
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 221210 Natural Gas Distribution
- PSC
- S111 Utilities- Gas
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Special Notice for a sole source contract opportunity with Sevier County Utility District (SCUD) located in Sevierville, Tennessee. The notice pertains to extending natural gas services to multiple locations within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including the Sugarlands Headquarters Building, North District Maintenance Area, and Sugarland Residence. The procurement will involve installing approximately 11,300 linear feet of 4-inch polyethylene pipe along Newfound Gap Road/US 441 and approximately 2,000 linear feet of 2-inch polyethylene pipe along Sugarland Residence Road. The contract is being pursued because Gatlinburg lacks the resources to provide natural gas to the area, and SCUD is the only gas supplier in the region. The procurement falls under NAICS code 221210 for Natural Gas Distribution.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to establish a noncompetitive contract with SCUD to provide natural gas infrastructure for heating and future construction projects at the park. The period of performance is set from February 18, 2025, to November 11, 2025, with price serving as the determining factor for award. Potential responsible sources may submit a technical capability statement and business profile to Tomica Cooper at Tomica_cooper@nps.gov by 2 PM EST on February 3, 2025. The NPS will treat submitted information as market research and reserves the right to either proceed with the sole source negotiation or compete the requirement based on received information. Importantly, this is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, and any submissions will be considered informational. Contractors interested in participating should carefully review the specific requirements and understand that this is a targeted sole source procurement with limited competitive opportunity.
Notice text
Special Notice for Sole Source
The National Park Service, ConOps National, Washington, DC intends to award a noncompetitive contract to Sevier County Utility District, 420 Robert Henderson Road, Sevierville, TN 37862, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, for the purpose of extending natural gas services to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sugarlands Headquarters Building, North District Maintenance Area, and Sugarland Residence. This work includes approximately 11,300 linear feet of 4-inch polyethylene pipe and will be placed along Newfound Gap Road/US 441 from the park boundary in Gatlinburg to the Headquarters Building and along the park Headquarters Road. There will also be approximately 2,000 linear feet of 2-inch polyethene pipe that will need to be installed along Sugarland Residence Road.
Additionally, heating is required for the Headquarters Building that is being remodeled and for future construction projects at the park requiring extended natural gas heat service.
The park is located outside of Gatlinburg, TN and Gatlinburg does not have the resources to provide natural gas to the area. The next closest municipality is Sevierville, TN houses Sevier County Utility District (SCUD), which is the only gas supplier in the area, and supplier of gas service to Gatlinburg. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 221210, Natural Gas Distribution.
The government intends to award a sole source purchase order to Sevier County Utility District. The period of performance will be February 18, 2025 to November 11, 2025.
Award will be made based on price as the determining factor.
Responsible sources may submit a technical capability statement along with business profile, which shall be considered by the agency to Contract Specialist, Tomica Cooper at Tomica_cooper@nps.gov by 2pm EST, February 3, 2025, which shall be considered by the agency. Any information received will be treated as market research information for same for similar requirements. The Contracting Office reserves the right to pursue the sole source negotiation or compete the requirement based on information received. Quotations or proposals received to this notice will not be accepted since THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTES.
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