NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT

The National Park Service, Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, intends to award a sole source acquisition, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a) to: Sutron Corporation, 21300 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166-6520 This is for electronic monitoring equipment for ten water table monitoring wells. The same equipment is currently used by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project to monitor water table elevation and manage data in their 80 observation wells and 170 pumping wells. By Court order, the National Park Service (NPS) is installing these monitoring wells along the boundary of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA). As GRSA does not have the staff to operate, maintain, and perform data management for the wells, the BOR will add the operation, maintenance, and data management for the NPS wells to their existing well network. In order for the BOR to operate, maintain, and perform data management for the NPS wells they must be outfitted with the same electronics currently in use by the BOR. Sutron Corporation is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the equipment. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within five days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No formal solicitation shall be issued.