NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE INTENT THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Bureau of Reclamation¿s Missouri Basin (MB) Regional Office intends to award a purchase order for Hydropower Dam Models for Public Affairs. This requirement is to create an updated and improved version of the previous Working Dam model and build seven (7) copies. These copies will be very similar to the older model with the same overall size, layout, and functions of Reclamation¿s current models. Reclamation has found Kiwimill, LLC to be the only source with full expertise and intellectual property to successfully provide these specialized models of Reclamation¿s Working Dam Models. Reclamation anticipates Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 140R6023Q0018 for this requirement will be issued to the System for Award Management (SAM) website on or around March 10, 2023, as a sole source requirement. Quotes will be due approximately 15 calendar days after the RFQ is issued. The resulting purchase order will be for a 12-month delivery date for the seven (7) working models. The Government anticipates an award on or around April 21, 2023. Since Reclamation¿s experience is that only one responsible source can fully provide the supplies that will satisfy the agency¿s requirements, a Determination to Solicit from a Single Source is being prepared. Vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of this requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required supplies are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer. In order to allow for sufficient Government consideration and potential quote evaluation, vendors must submit their written Letter of Interest no later than February 23, 2023, at 1:30 PM EST. Responses received after February 23, 2023, may not be considered by the Government. Letters of Interest in response to this notice must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Crystal Tisdale, at
[email protected]. All responses should include the vendor¿s SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors should additionally identify themselves as either a ¿small business¿ or an ¿other than small business¿ under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 611710, Educational Support Services, with a small business size standard of $24 million. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action 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 or not to conduct a competitive requirement. Any vendor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract or agreement. SAM is a Federal Government-owned and operated FREE website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA), Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), and the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). This website is located at https://sam.gov. All invoices for this procurement must be submitted through the Department of Treasury¿s Internet Platform (IPP) located at www.IPP.gov. Any questions regarding this proposed action can be directed to Crystal Tisdale at
[email protected].