Software Aquarious

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), IT

Department, located at 4191 N. Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902 is issuing this Notice of Intent

(NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award

under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 –

Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

The intended Contractor is Aquatic Informatics, Inc., 111 Georgia St. W. Suite 2400, Vancouver,

BC V6E4M3.

The United States International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) has a bona fide need

for Aquarius SW Renewal. This procurement is being conducted using commercial item

procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart 13.106-

1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541511 –

Custom Computer Programming Services. Product of Service Code for this requirement is 7A21

– IT and Telecom – Business Application Software (perpetual License Software). The Small

Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $30.0 Million.

The justification for sole sourcing with Aquatic Informatics, Inc., is to renew SW annual

Aquarius Time Series – Hydrometric Workstation standalone license support and maintenance

agreement initial purchase – Annual SMA for Aquarius.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No

solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be

made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response

to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be

advantageous to the Government.

The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally

be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive

procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice

is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via email to Angelica Baca at

angelica.baca@ibwc.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, Notice of

Intent to Sole Source 2024r1221021 – Aquarius SW Renewal.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement 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 to conduct a competitive

procurement.

All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and

may submit a capability statement and letter of interest, which shall be considered by the agency

no later than 3:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST) on November 06, 2023 to Angelica Baca

at angelica.baca@ibwc.gov.

The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.