The Washington Office - AQM - Job Corps Support Branch intends to award a short term contract on a sole source basis to Project Solutions, Inc. for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Services to be performed at the Frenchburg Job Corps Center, located in Frenchburg, Kentucky. The wastewater treatment plant operator are required to have and maintain a Class 1 or Higher License/Certification from the State of Kentucky. This is for the weekly operation of a conventional extended aeration package wastewater treatment plant with tertiary filters. A determination not to compete this proposed contract was made pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1 (b)(2), Soliciting from a Single Source, and FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract deem only one source reasonably available due to urgency. This is considered an urgent matter, as the Federal Operator took another position within the agency, and the state of Kentucky requires a wastewater treatment plant to have a licensed/certified operator per the operation permit. Due to extreme hiring delays within the Federal Government, the operation of the plant could not wait till the position was filled through the cumbersome Federal hiring process, as it would be considered a violation to the wastewater plant operation permit. The contract would not to exceed one-year, six (6) months if extension of services clause is executed. Project Solutions, Inc., has been identified through Market Research as the only vendor that is capable of providing a State of Kentucky Licensed/Certified Class 1 or higher wastewater treatment plant operator to the Frenchburg Job Corps Center. The anticipated contract will include a one-year base period only. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Procedures; only one source has been determined to be capable of providing services. The Government intends to use FAR Part 12 to purchase the above listed items. This requirement is reserved exclusively for only Total Small Business Concerns, as encouraged by FAR 19.202-4 (a), FAR 19.203-4 (e) and 19.501, and will be awarded under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities, Annual Receipts: $20.5 million. This notice of intent is not a formal solicitation or request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. No award will be made on the basis of quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit their interest and capabilities no later than Monday, February 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m. MST. E-mail statements will be accepted but senders are responsible for ensuring the complete transmission and timely receipt. All inquiries shall be sent via e-mail
[email protected]. Any party responding to this notice shall send clear, factual documentation demonstrating their capabilities to meet and resell this item to the government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for future requirements. A determination by the Government not to compete this action is based on this notice and solely within the discretion of the Government.