B08_SOL_Attachment_1-_JOFOC_Redacted.pdf

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP) UNDER THE

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (SAT)

AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)

SOL # 140D0423Q0780

1. Contracting activity/agency. Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, on behalf of its customer the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lakeview District.

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs.

The BLM Lakeview District has a requirement for a Geocaching / GeoTour along the Christmas Valley Back Country Byway. Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a GPS or mobile device to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world.

The Christmas Valley Back Country Byway is 102 miles and includes 10 different designated areas including the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes and Crack in the Ground.

The requirement includes assistance in the design and creation of a custom webpage for the Oregon BLM GeoTour on the contractor’s website to include maintenance support services. The total estimated value for a one-year base and four (4) one-year option period is .

3. Identification of the single source to be solicited.

Groundspeak, Inc 837 N 34th Street Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98103 Annie Love annie@geocaching.com Telephone: 206-302-7721

4. Reason for authority cited. The contracting officer has determined the circumstances of the contract deem only one source reasonably available.

Brand Name – The particular brand name is essential to the requirement and market research indicates similar products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet agency needs. If the justification is to cover only the portion of the buy which is brand name, then it should so state; the approval level requirements will then only apply to that portion.