B--CALSIM II San Joaquin River Basin Refinement and Documentation

The government plans to sole-source a contract to MBK Engineers for the CALSIM II San Joaquin River Basin Refinement and Documentation project, conducted under the Mid-Pacific Region. This procurement is authorized under FAR Part 6.302-1 and is a simplified acquisition with an estimated contract value below $100,000. The announcement issued on August 19, 2003, serves as the only official notification before awarding the purchase order, which is anticipated to occur on September 20, 2003. Interested parties must submit any inquiries in writing to the designated Contract Specialist at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Sacramento, California, by August 27, 2003. The contract is managed by the Department of the Interior through its Denver Federal Center office, though specific details about the place of performance were not provided. No set-aside type or NAICS code is indicated, suggesting that there is no small business set-aside for this procurement. This streamlined procurement process reflects the government's intent to negotiate exclusively with MBK Engineers for this focused water resource modeling and documentation effort related to the San Joaquin River Basin.