D--Land Use Modeling

Land Use Modeling NOTICE OF INTENT This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a purchase order to Apex Resource Management Solutions Ltd. of Ottawa, Canada for the continued development, maintenance, and enhancement of the SyncroSim and ST Sim modeling platform in support of the LUCAS land use, carbon, and wildfire modeling effort. Award will be made in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Apex Resource Management Solutions Ltd. is, to the knowledge of the USGS, the only source who can provide this service, as no other companies are authorized to make changes to their proprietary code. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code for this action is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services, size standard $34.0 million, and the PSC is DA01 IT and Telecom Business Application/Application Development Support Services. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to elizabeth_adam@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than Friday, July 31, 2026, at 10:00am ET. Responses submitted by hardcopy or through any other web portal shall not be accepted or considered. Attachments: Statement of Work