Water treatment plant service contract at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD

The Lake Mead Major Acquisition Buying Office, on behalf of The National Park Service (NPS) Lake Mead National Recreation Area, intends to award to FilmTec Corporation of Edina, Minnesota on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) ¿ Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to procure service to inspect, test, and perform calibration of the microfiltration equipment at three of Lake Mead NRAs water treatment plants.

FilmTec Corporation is currently the service provider contracted to inspect, perform process audits, and calibrate the microfiltration equipment at these water treatment plants. The microfiltration equipment is proprietary to Dupont Water Solutions, a subsidiary of FilmTec Corporation. Statutory authority 41 USC 253(c)(1) - only one responsible source - is applicable.

The NAICS code is 811219 with a small business size standard of $22 million in average annual receipts. The NPS anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to FilmTec Corporation for this requirement within one week from the posting of this notice.

Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above for the NPS may identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Michelle_Bennett@nps.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at Michelle_Bennett@nps.gov no later than November 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM PST.