Salinity Intrusion Physical Model Supplies Award Notice

The Department of Defense, through the W2R2 USA Engr R And D Ctr, has issued an award notice for solicitation W912HZ26PA003 to procure specialized supplies for the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) at the Engineer Research and Development Center. This firm-fixed-price contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 332510. The procurement is dedicated to acquiring materials necessary for the construction of a patented salinity intrusion physical model, including Plaskolite Optix-G acrylic panels, Ameristar urethane products, Weld-On adhesives, Flexim FLUXUS F601 flow meters, and high-performance computing hardware such as AMD Threadripper processors and NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPUs. Due to the unique technical requirements and the need for compatibility with existing systems and environmental resilience, the acquisition was conducted as a brand-name sole-source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii). All materials must be delivered to Vicksburg, Mississippi, within 30 calendar days of the award. The government is responsible for inspection and acceptance based on watertight requirements and adherence to the specified brand-name performance characteristics. The procurement was managed by Contracting Officer Christine Shuck and funded through Civil Works Construction.