Generation and Delivery of Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasts for the Western Washington and Northwest Montana River Basins

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Description

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, intends to issue a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to Upstream Tech for commercial hydrologic and meteorological forecasting services. These services support the Water Management Section’s critical missions for the Green, White/Puyallup, and Kootenai River basins, which include standard reservoir regulation, seasonal water supply forecasting, dam safety, and real-time emergency flood-fighting operations. This requirement will be procured in accordance with RFO 12.102(a), which allows for solicitation from a single source when the contracting officer determines that only one source is reasonably available. The Product Service Code for this requirement is R427 (Support – Professional: Weather Reporting/Observation) and the NAICS code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with a size standard of $19.5 million. The Government has determined that Upstream Tech is the only source capable of providing the required services without unacceptable disruption, mission risk, and substantial duplication of cost. The required services include the generation and delivery of high-resolution, basin-specific meteorological and hydrological forecast data feeds. Market research confirms that Upstream Tech has unique qualifications, as its proprietary forecasting models, analytical tools, and automated data pipelines are deeply integrated into the District's daily water management operating procedures and Corps Water Management System (CWMS). A transition to an alternative vendor would require an estimated 12 to 18 months to develop, calibrate, and validate new models, which would introduce unacceptable risks to public safety and dam safety operations. This notice is