N--This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Canary Systems, Inc. for the installation of new long-term instrumentation at Chickamauga Lock.

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Canary Systems, Inc. (Canary) for the installation of new long-term instrumentation at Chickamauga Lock (CHI). The contractor shall provide all materials, labor, supervision, and quality control necessary to provide all instruments and equipment, installation support, and data management work. The contractor shall also integrate the data from the new instrumentation into the Chickamauga Lock Multilogger database and reside in the existing subgroup Anchorage (BLK 22 & 37). Two new Insite views shall be added to the database, and the existing navigation views updated. Charts and reports shall also be added to the database for all new instruments. The existing Record Lock Events instruction file, da_lockevents.cr1, shall be revised to capture the three different events every day, i.e. 1). Gates closed, chamber full; 2). Gates open, chamber full; and 3). Gates closed, chamber empty. It is in the best interest of the Government this instrumentation and installation support be provided by Canary because the instrumentation being procured must also be integrated into the CHI Multilogger database, which is owned and managed by Canary. This procurement has been approved for other than full and open competition under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Federal Acquisition Regulations allow for the submission of capability statements from prospective offerors showing interest which shall be considered by the Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is not a request for capability statements, proposals, bids, or quotations. However, the Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will consider any capability statements, proposals, bids, or quotations submitted by all responsible sources. Depending on the evaluation result of the capability statements, the Contracting Officer will determine if this sole source action is justified or if a solicitation must be issued to interested firms. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. If you choose to submit information, please provide past performance and references regarding your ability to provide this service along with your statement of capability. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information they provide. Information provided is strictly voluntary. Please email capability statements or proposals to contact@example.gov. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. The closing date for submission of capability statements or a proposal is August 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM Central Daylight Time.