Opportunity

SAM #FY263042002

Sole Source Procurement of SonTek Remote Control Hydrographic Survey Vessel for USIBWC

Buyer

INTERNAT. BOUNDARY AND WATER COMM.

Posted

July 23, 2026

Respond By

August 06, 2026

Identifier

FY263042002

NAICS

334511, 423490

This notice announces a sole source procurement by the USIBWC Water Accounting Division for a SonTek remote control hydrographic survey vessel. - Agency: United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Water Accounting Division - Sole source contract to SonTek, a Xylem brand - Product: SonTek remote control hydrographic survey vessel - Designed for native integration with SonTek RS5 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and RSQ data acquisition software - Includes proprietary features: RS5 mounting hardware, firmware integration, SmartPulse+ processing, vertical beam corrections, and telemetry modules - Requirement: Full, native, proprietary interoperability with SonTek RS5 and RSQ systems - No adapters, third-party integration, or cross-platform data conversion allowed - Only SonTek can meet the Government’s minimum technical requirements for mission continuity and compatibility with existing IBWC hydrologic workflows - Estimated contract value: $28,382.00 - Commercial opportunity for vendors able to demonstrate native, proprietary interoperability with SonTek RS5 and RSQ systems

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FO COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Water Accounting Division, intends to award a sole source contract to SonTek, a Xylem brand, for the procurement of a SonTek manufactured remote control hydrographic survey vessel designed specifically for integration with the SonTek RS5 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and the SonTek RSQ data acquisition software.

This acquisition will be conducted under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii), Sole Source Acquisitions of Commercial Items, and is not a request for competitive quotations. The Government’s requirement includes proprietary SonTek capabilities such as factory engineered RS5 mounting hardware, native RSQ/RS5 firmware integration, SmartPulse+ processing, SonTek vertical beam corrections, and telemetry modules designed specifically for RS5 data collection. No other vendor is able to provide a system meeting the Government’s minimum technical requirements for interoperability, mission continuity, and compatibility with existing IBWC hydrologic data workflows.

The anticipated award value is $28,382.00.

Any interested party who believes they can meet this requirement must submit a capability statement demonstrating that their product offers full, native, and proprietary interoperability with SonTek RS5 and RSQ systems, without adapters, third party integration, or cross platform data conversion.

Capability statements must be received by the date and time listed in this notice and must clearly demonstrate the ability to satisfy all essential requirements.

The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding parties.

A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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