Opportunity: Floway Pump Materials in Yuma, Arizona.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - 140R3020R0017 Floway Pump Materials for Yuma, Arizona. This solicitation is being advertised as a noncompetitive sole source solicitation. Currently there is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office has a requirement for the design and manufacturing of complete and/or sections of Floway pump systems as replacements to existing pumps in the Yuma area. All pumps and associated materials supplied by the contractor shall be interchangeable with existing Government owned Floway Brand pump equipment without the use of special adaptors or connection devices. This requirement shall cover the complete pumping unit including but not limited to column pipe, bowl assemblies, impellers, bowl casings, discharge heads, stuffing boxes, etc. Pumps shall be design to allow line shaft bearing supports at a 10' maximum or as approved by the Government. The supplied pumps shall have a counterclockwise rotation. Pump efficiency shall be a minimum of 81% unless approved by the Government. The pump system shall be a designed as a product lube system. Manufacturer must be ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified. The NAICS for this action is 333914, Measuring, Dispensing, and other Pumping Equipment, which has a small business size standard of 750 employees. Award is anticipated in August 2019. The resulting contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price and will consist of one five (5) year ordering period. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, capability statement, proposal, explanation and evidence as to how your company will produce all Floway equipment that is otherwise proprietary by Friday, February 7, 2020, will be considered by the agency. All questions must be submitted via e-mail by Friday, January 31, 2020. The contract award information will be posted on the Beta Sam website at http://www.beta.sam.gov. The justification for Other Than Full and Open competition will be made available for public inspection as required by FAR 6.305. All responses and questions may be submitted to Ms. Veronica Velarde via e-mail at mvelarde@usbr.gov and must include the reference number (140R3020R0017) in the subject of the e-mail.