D--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), specifically the Communications Branch, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Fisk Electric Company. This notice is for the procurement of a replacement control server, proprietary software licenses, and associated installation, configuration, testing, and commissioning services for a physical access control and credentialing system at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The award is justified under FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii) for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).
Scope of Work
The requirement includes:
- A replacement stand-alone rack mount DCS 280 Series Access Control Server.
- RS2 Access It! software version 12 upgrade.
- HID pivClass HID Embedded Authentication Controller software licenses.
- pivClass HID Reader Authentication software licenses.
- pivClass HID Registration engine software.
- Omnikey USB 5422 card reader hardware.
- Installation, configuration, testing, and commissioning of these services.
Justification for Sole Source
Fisk Electric Company is deemed uniquely qualified due to its extensive experience in delivering secure access control systems and its ability to provide the complete integrated requirement, including server hardware, proprietary software licensing, pivClass integration, installation, testing, and commissioning. Market research indicated that no other vendors demonstrated the capability to provide the complete integrated requirement, especially considering Fisk Electric installed the original equipment.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award (Firm Fixed-Price anticipated)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- NAICS: 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors)
- PSC: DC01 (Data Center Support Services)
- Statement of Capabilities Due: June 8, 2026, by 2:00 PM ET
- Published: June 2, 2026
Response Instructions
This is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any interested party believing they can meet the requirement may submit a statement of capabilities. This statement must be in writing, provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the Government, and be submitted via email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to carter_duke@fws.gov. Telephone requests or offers will not be honored.