NOI_to_Sole_Source_1.pdf

CURATION ASSISTANCE FOR THE CERBERUS COLLECTION

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office intends to award a sole-source purchase order to the University of Utah, Natural History Museum of Utah (also referred to as the Utah Museum of Natural History, UMNH), located at 201 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, UEI LL8GLEVH6MG3. The estimated value of the purchase order is $268,080.00 for five years. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 712110 - Museums with a size standard of $34M.

The Contractor shall supply the necessary qualified personnel, equipment, and facilities to prepare objects for curation, including a climate controlled, secure facility to temporarily curate said objects while also meeting 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 79- Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archeological Collections requirements for the term of the contract. The location must be in close proximity to the BLM Utah State Office (UTSO) in order to facilitate the transport of the collection’s boxes in batches throughout the term of the contract and BLM Utah’s continued access to the collections.

Required services also include freezing objects in a large walk-in freezer for pest management purposes before beginning work, general management of the curation facility, protection from unauthorized access to the materials, and access for appropriate BLM Utah personnel as needed.

Contractor must also meet the requirements of being an approved repository, as described in Department of the Interior (DOI) policies and directives found at https://www.doi.gov/museum/policy/ (See specifically, Directive 14, Facility Checklist for Spaces Housing DOI Museum Property and Department Manual 411). As required for any facilities or repositories holding federal collections, the Contractor must be approved to hold federal collections via the procedure outlined in the Directive and Manual above.

This action is under the authority of FAR 13.106(b). The anticipated award date is 8/15/2025. Please note that this is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their ability to provide the services listed above.

Deadline for submittals is 8/2/2025 at 12:00 PM MT. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. For information regarding this notice, please contact Jessilyn Sanborn at jsanborn@blm.gov.