Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO250131
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 2410 Tractor, Full Tracked, Low Speed
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, has published a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for the MS Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. This is not a competitive solicitation but rather notification of the agency's intent to award a firm fixed price purchase order under FAR Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding $250,000. The intended sole source contractor is Coast Machinery LLC of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the contract falls under NAICS code 333120 for Construction Machinery Manufacturing. The notice was posted on August 14, 2025, with responses due by August 25, 2025. The agency emphasizes this is not a request for competitive quotes but rather advance notice of their sole source procurement decision.
The objective of this sole source award is to purchase a Marsh Master MM-2MX-KC-FF machine from Coast Machinery LLC to support prescribed burn projects and wildfire suppression operations in wildland fire marsh habitats. The agency justifies the sole source approach by stating that Coast Machinery is the exclusive manufacturer, distributor, and supplier of this specialized equipment and its parts, with employees specifically trained on their machinery. All West Fire Zone Coastal Refuges currently operate Marsh Master Type 2 machines, and adding this equipment will enable parts and attachment sharing to ensure emergency response readiness. While this is not a competitive solicitation, interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement may submit a written statement of capabilities containing clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government. Any costs associated with preparing and submitting responses are borne solely by the responding parties.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations. USFWS MS Sandhill Crane NWR intends to award a firm fixed price sole source purchase order under the authority of (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000 to:
Coast Machinery LLC
10012 Umbehagen LN
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 333120, Construction Machinery Manufacturing. The object of this sole source award is to purchase a Marsh Master MM-2MX-KC-FF from Coast Machinery LLC. Coastal Machinery is the sole manufacturer of this machine that is proven to effectively and safely operate in wildland fire marsh habitats to support prescribed burn projects and wildfire suppression operations. They are the sole producer, distributor, and supplier of manufactured parts for this machine. Their employees are trained to work specifically on Coastal Machinery equipment. They are technical experts in Service and maintenance as well. All West Fire Zone Coastal Refuges currently have Marsh Master Type 2 machines. The addition of this machine will enable parts and attachment cross share to ensure emergency equipment is operational and ready for projects and initial attacks for emergency response.
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: Lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
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