SAM #W912HQ26S0056

Sole Source Contract for Enhancement and Sustainment of National Managed Aquifer Recharge Assessment Tool (RechargeIQ)

This opportunity is a sole source contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to The Earth Genome for enhancement, expansion, and sustainment of the National Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Assessment Tool (RechargeIQ). - Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources (IWR) and Mission Support Battalion (UMSB) - Sole source vendor: The Earth Genome, due to prior development and intellectual property ownership - Services required: - Enhancement and expansion of RechargeIQ tool functionality - Addition of multi-type MAR assessment capabilities - Integration of new geospatial data layers - Readiness for USACE Enterprise GIS platform integration - Ongoing operations, maintenance, and user support - Deliverables: documentation, video tutorials, data packages, monthly and quarterly reports - Compliance requirements: - Section 508 accessibility - Cybersecurity standards - Quality control - Period of performance: One-year base period, fully funded at award - No specific product quantities or part numbers; this is a service-based contract - Interested parties may submit capability statements, but The Earth Genome is uniquely qualified - Supports USACE's Water Resources Development Act 2022 mission for drought resilience and floodwater management

Description

This is a Special Notice prepared in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) subpart 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. A Solicitation will not be posted, however any firm who believes it can perform the required services may give written notice to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this Special Notice. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government to compete the requirement based on the responses to this Special Notice is solely the discretion of the Government. The US Army Corps of Engineers Mission Support Battalion (UMSB) intends to award a sole source fixed-price contract to The Earth Genome for enhancement, expansion and sustainment services to support the National Managed Aquifer Recharge Assessment Tool.

This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing proposed contracts based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information.

Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received. Interested parties may express interest and provide a capability statement.

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