J--MTAO - CF EMERGENCY ELEVATOR REPAIRS

NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE INTENT THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Bureau of Reclamation's Missouri Basin Regional Office intends to award a purchase order for an Elevator Failure Emergency Repair for Canyon Ferry Dam. Canyon Ferry Dam is located Fresno Dam is located on the Missouri River, approximately 17 miles east of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The elevator stopped working July 28, 2022, and is impacting daily operations at the facility. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-2 - Unusual and Compelling Urgency, and based on quotes historically received for previous purchase orders at this remote location, Reclamation intends to issue this requirement as a sole source to Kone, Inc. Reclamation anticipates Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 140R6022Q0079 for this requirement will be issued to orally to Kone, Inc. on or around August 26, 2022, as a sole source requirement. The proposal will be due approximately 3 calendar days after the quote is requested. The resulting purchase order will be for one week. The Government anticipates an award on or around September 2, 2022, and services to begin September 5, 2022. Since Reclamation's experience is that only one responsible source can fully provide the services to this remote location and that will satisfy the agency's requirements, a Determination to Solicit from a Single Source is being prepared. Vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of this requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required services are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer. In order to allow for sufficient Government consideration and potential quote evaluation, vendors must submit their written Letter of Interest no later than August 30, 2022, at 12:00 PM MST. Responses received after August 30, 2022, may not be considered by the Government. Letters of Interest in response to this notice must be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Charlene Maurer, at contact@example.gov. All responses should include the vendor's System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identification (UEI) and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors should additionally identify themselves as either a small business or an other than small business under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 238290 - Other Building Equipment Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19.5 Million. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive requirement. Any vendor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the SAM database upon submitting a quote. SAM is a Federal Government-owned and operated FREE website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). This website is located at https://sam.gov. All invoices for this procurement must be submitted through the Department of Treasury's Internet Platform (IPP) located at www.IPP.gov. Any questions regarding this proposed action can be directed to Charlee Maurer at contact@example.gov.