B--International Levee Handbook

USACE, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Office intends to issue a sole source award to Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), Classic House 174, 180 Old Street, London, EC1V 9BP. Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) is the only entity positioned to gather this multi-country information and produce from that information a final technical report pertaining to valuable information related to best practices for constructing, operating, maintaining, and decommissioning flood protection systems in Europe that will serve as a best practice technology handbook. The Government intends to procure from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996). This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures per FAR 13. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation to the Contract Specialist by 11:00 AM CST, Monday, March 28 2011. Interested parties may submit information for consideration by the government to: [email protected]