Notice of Intent to Sole Source BIS Support Services

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has a requirement for Breacher Information System (BIS) support services. The Structural Engineering Branch (StEB) Special Projects Program is a Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored program that provides technical and engineering support of classified weapons effects research and development for organizations within the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Collecting and maintaining classified experimental data in an easily accessible database is critical to each organization's mission requirements. The BIS software was developed to provide a user-friendly searchable library of historical test data for mission preparedness. Currently, only one of the supported organizations has an operable version of the BIS. To provide other supported organizations within the USSOCOM BIS capability, contractor support is required to provide database management, administrative and coding functions related to support of a classified database system for the Naval Special Warfare Development Center (NSWDG) at Damneck, VA. The ERDC intends to issue an award to Far Ridgeline Engagements, Inc. (FRLE) (CAGE Code: 4XH46), on a sole source basis. FRLE is the only vendor that can perform the required support for the BIS. The award will be issued in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The NAICS code for this requirement is 541513 with a size standard of $30,000,000.00. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to Allison.B.Hudson@usace.army.mil and Penny.A.Powell@usace.army.mil. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of e-mail submissions. Responses must be received no later than 10:00AM CST on 11 May 2021.