SAM #W912BU27QA002

Blue Marsh Lake 24/7 Emergency Dispatch Services

USACE’s Philadelphia District seeks emergency dispatch coverage for Blue Marsh Lake through a proposed sole-source arrangement with Berks County. - Government buyer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District, Blue Marsh Lake project. - Named provider: County of Berks, Pennsylvania; Berks County Emergency Services, also identified as the Berks County Department of Emergency Services. - Services requested: 24/7/365 police, fire, and EMS dispatch; interagency communications; ranger patrol dispatch; and sharing vehicle registration, wanted-person, warrant, and scofflaw information with Federal, State, and local agencies. - Services support USACE Natural Resource and Park Ranger staff and operations in the Blue Marsh Lake service area. - Performance location: Berks County Emergency Management Office, Leesport, Pennsylvania. - Notable requirement: The notice describes an intended sole-source acquisition based on Berks County’s jurisdiction, communications network, and dispatch capabilities. No products, part numbers, or quantities are specified.

Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to solicit and award a sole-source contract to the County of Berks, Pennsylvania, for 911 emergency dispatch services. The requirement includes emergency communications and dispatch coordination services necessary to support Government operations within the designated service area. Berks County Department of Emergency Services operates the sole public safety answering point and countywide radio dispatch infrastructure within Berks County, PA. They maintain exclusive, direct communications and dispatch oversight for all local municipal police, fire departments, ambulance and rescue squads, and emergency services operating in the jurisdiction encompassing Blue Marsh Lake. Consequently, no other private or commercial entity possesses the jurisdictional authority, public safety communication network, or direct interoperability necessary to dispatch emergency services and cross-communicate with USACE Natural Resource and Park Ranger staff in this operational area. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of RFO FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) based on the determination that the identified source is the only reasonably available source capable of meeting the Governments requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirement may submit a capability statement for Government consideration. All responses received by the stated deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive acquisition is appropriate. The Government reserves the right to proceed with the intended sole-source acquisition, consistent with applicable acquisition regulations. All responses must be submitted via email to Cierra.R.Vega@usace.army.mil AND Jessica.A.Hazen@usace.army.mil no later than 13 November 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

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