A--Notice of Intent to Issue Sole Source Contract

Notice of Intent to Issue Sole Source Contract for research entitled "Slug Loading and Response in Pipelines, Risers, and Jumpers (SLARP), Phase 2". The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), intends to negotiate a sole source Phase 2 effort under Solicitation No. E12PS00023 with Marine Computation Services Kenny, Inc (MCS Kenny) for continued research on Slug Loading and Responses in Pipelines, Risers and Jumpers (SLARP), Phase 2 in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The proposed contractor is the only source with the knowledge and background on the Slug Loading and Response in Pipelines (SLARP) Joint Industry Project (JIP) in this Phase 2 effort for continued research investigating slug flow in pipelines, risers and jumpers. The proposed contractor has completed Phase 1 of the project by providing the industry guidelines for design and analysis and will now begin Phase 2 to acquire full scale test data to validate the analytical models and tools already developed by the proposed contractor for BSEE with physical test data. For the purposes of continuity and continuation of the project, the proposed contractor must be awarded Phase 2 to ensure successful completion of the effort and avoid a substantial duplication of efforts of Phase 1 in order to execute Phase 2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Responses to this notice must be emailed to [email protected] and received by 10:00 a.m. EST on May 29, 2012. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No additional information related to this notice will be provided.