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The U.S. Geological Survey intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Apex Resource Management Solutions Ltd. of Ottawa, Canada, for the continued development, maintenance, and enhancement of the SyncroSim and ST Sim modeling platforms to support the LUCAS initiative focused on land use, carbon, and wildfire modeling. This action is justified on the grounds that Apex is the exclusive provider with authorization to modify the proprietary code underlying these platforms, making it the only capable source for this service under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Part 12, which governs commercial product and service acquisitions. The contract falls under NAICS code 541511 for custom computer programming services with a $34 million size standard and PSC DA01 for IT and telecom business application development support. Responses must be submitted electronically via email to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov no later than July 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET; hardcopy or portal submissions will not be accepted. While this is a notice of intent and not a formal solicitation, responsible parties may submit quotations, though the government retains sole discretion to determine whether competition is warranted. The point of contact for inquiries is Elizabeth Adam of the Department of the Interior, based in Sacramento, California.
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NOTICE OF INTENT
This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a purchase order to Apex Resource Management Solutions Ltd. of Ottawa, Canada for the continued development, maintenance, and enhancement of the SyncroSim and ST Sim modeling platform in support of the LUCAS land use, carbon, and wildfire modeling effort.
Award will be made in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Apex Resource Management Solutions Ltd. is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide this service, as no other companies are authorized to make changes to their proprietary code.
The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.
The NAICS code for this action is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services, size standard $34.0 million, and the PSC is DA01 IT and Telecom ¿ Business Application/Application Development Support Services.
Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than Friday, July 31, 2026, at 10:00am ET. Responses submitted by hardcopy or through any other web portal shall not be accepted or considered.
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