Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Fish Barrier at China Wash - Florence - Casa Grande, AZ

This is a pre-solicitation/notice of intent synopsis for a sole source non-competitive award. The Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Smith Root, Inc. located at 1401 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, Washington for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the China Wash electrical fish barrier for a Base Year with 4 Option Years. This acquisition is conducted under authority as set forth under FAR Part 13.106-1 (b)(1), soliciting form a single source not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements. The Government intends to award this requirement on or around April 5, 2013. Vendors that recognize they can fully provide the required services 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 shall submit their written Letter of Interest no later than March 29, 2013. The Government will not consider responses received after March 29, 2013 for this procurement. Vendors shall submit their response to this notice by mail to the Bureau of Reclamation - Yuma Area Office, 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, AZ 85364, by fax to (928) 343-8568, Attn: Virginia Toledo, or by e-mail to [email protected]. All responses should include the vendor's Duns and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors shall additionally identify themselves as either a "small business" or an "other than small business" under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541620, Environmental Consulting Services. The applicable Small Business Size Standard is $14.0 Million. It is solely within the discretion of the Government to make a determination to not compete this proposed action based on the responses to this notice. Reclamation will consider information received solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. For further information about the requirement, offerors should contact Virginia Toledo at (928) 343-8136 or via email [email protected]. Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must register in the System for Award Management (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), the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). The vendor's Duns & Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website accessed through https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by contacting the Federal Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220.