Opportunity: Security/Surveillance Patrol Services

Notice of Sole Source Intent This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. The Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office intends to award a purchase order for security/surveillance and law enforcement patrol services for the Wickiup and Crane Prairie Reservoir areas located in Deschutes County, Oregon to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. Reclamation has authority to establish contracts with local law enforcement agencies to enforce state and local regulations, as appropriate. Reclamation has found the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office to be the only reasonable source with full arrest authority in Deschutes County to successfully complete the required services. The resulting purchase order will be for a period of 12 months. The purchase order will also include four (4) additional 12-month option periods; to be exercised at Reclamation's discretion. Reclamation believes that only one responsible source can fully provide the services that will satisfy the agency's requirements. A Determination to Solicit from a Single Source Justification is being prepared. The Government anticipates award before September 2019. Vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of the requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required services are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contract Specialist listed below no later than May 9, 2019. Responses to this notice can be emailed to kaldrich@usbr.gov. All responses should include the vendor's Duns and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors should additionally identify themselves as either a "small business" or an "other than small business" under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561612. The applicable Small Business Size Standard is $20.5 million. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action 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 or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must register in the System for Award Management database prior to award of a contract or agreement. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated FREE website at www.SAM.gov. All invoices for this procurement must be submitted through the Department of Treasury's Internet Payment Platform located at www.IPP.gov. Any questions regarding this proposed action can be directed to Kasey Aldrich at kaldrich@usbr.gov.