7A--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Western Area Power Administration intends to award a sole source contract to Genscape Inc., 1140 Garvin Place, Louisville, KY 40203 for a performance period of one year. Authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is a sole-source requirement for Genscape PowerRT and PowerIQ data and forecasting services. Genscape 's PowerRT™ product is the only service on the market that provides real-time measurements of power plant generation output and is an integral part of WAPA’s systems. The technology that captures this data is patented by Genscape and the capabilities are proprietary to Genscape. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, all interest and capability statements, including prices, received within 5 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 519190; size standard is $30 million.