SPECIAL NOTICE
C -- Notice of Intent to Award to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2022 1:24:51 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- EM-OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE TN 37831 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37831
- Solicitation Number
- 89303522PEM0000013
- Response Due
- 9/12/2022 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/14/2022
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.jennings@orem.doe.gov
(carol.jennings@orem.doe.gov)
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Environmental Management Office (DOE-OREM) intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source basis to Eco Geosystems, LP, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, under FAR Part 13. The consultant must have no direct interest in the project and must be a subject matter expert with experience evaluating groundwater control. There is only one known source, Dr. Donald A. Bruce C.Eng., D.GE, L.G., L.E.G., owner of Eco Geosystems, LP, who has the unique knowledge and availability needed to provide these consultant services. Dr. Bruce is a widely known, respected expert serving as an independent consultancy in the specialty geotechnical aspects of the civil, mining, and tunneling engineering for multiple federal agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Dr. Bruce specializes in geotechnical construction processes, particularly anchoring, drilling and grouting. He has 42 years� experience in dam anchoring and works on projects throughout North America and four other continents. Dr Bruce is a former Chairman of the Geo-Institute�s Grouting Committee, and Honorary Chairman of the International Society for Micropiles. He is an active member of Post-Tensioning Institute�s Committee on Rock and Soil Anchors and is a co-author of the past (1996, 2004) and new (2012) Anchor Recommendations. He has approximately 300 publications and is co-author of Dam Foundation Grouting, and a new book Specialty Construction Techniques for Dam and Levee Remediation. He is the recipient of the Kapp, Baker and Terzaghi Awards from ASCE. Dr. Bruce�s expert knowledge of groundwater control and objectivity of the project makes his company, Eco Geosystems, LP, the only source available to provide specialized consultant services within the schedule and availability required by the DOE OREM Office. Firms who want to challenge the sole-source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates their firm�s ability to provide an equivalent service and rationale as to why they should be considered, as described above. All interested parties must respond by 12:00 PM (EST), September 12, 2022, to Carol Jennings, U.S. Department of Energy, 200 Administration Rd., EM-91, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Email: carol.jennings@orem.doe.gov No reimbursement for any costs associated with providing the capability information will be provided by DOE. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR Part 6. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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- Record
- SN06454926-F 20220909/220907230129 (samdaily.us)
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