NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), Water Accounting Department, located at 4191 N. Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The intended Contractor is James, Cooke and Hobson, Inc. 3501 E. Broadway Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85040. The United States International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) has a bona fide need for Flygt Model 3153.095 series submersible pump with hard-iron materials of construction, 12hp, 460/3/60 volt explosion proof motor. Pump supplied with 50-ft of power cable and FLS (seal leakage and thermal protection). This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities. Product of Service Code for this requirement is 4630 – Sewage Treatment Equipment. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $31M. The justification for sole sourcing with James, Cooke and Hobson, Inc.:Flygt sludge feed pumps are proprietary to Xylem Water Solutions who solely uses James, Cook, and Hobson, Inc. as its authorized distributer in Arizona. Flygt pumps are the original equipment to the Treatment Plant. Changing to a different brand would entail changing the footing and piping mechanism, railing system for lifting and lowering the pumps into place, bypassing failure and safety equipment designed into pump and motor starter circuit. In addition, changing from original design approved equipment would require us to submit to ADEQ for approval of any change as they approved the plant and equipment as designed and built. An amendment to the Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) would also be required. This would require engineered analysis of the different pumps. Arizona requires wastewater equipment to be the best available technology to be installed and approved for use by ADEQ. The Flygt pumps met this designation when installed. . This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via email to Dormey Blankmann
[email protected] with the following information referenced in the subject line, Notice of Intent to Sole Source 20223281036 – Flygt Sludge feed pumps. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capability statement and letter of interest, which shall be considered by the agency no later than 3:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST) on September 26, 2022 to Dormey Blankmann at
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