C10-Notice of Intent Sole Source Final.doc

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1), requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract task order, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B).

The Marine Corps Installations West (MCI-WEST) Regional Contracting Office (RCO) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order to Stetson Engineers, Inc., San Rafael, California, issued against GSA Contract: GS-10F-0404P. It is the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award on a sole source basis to Stetson Engineers, Inc. to provide services to support water rights accounting, monitoring, and compliance with court ordered settlement agreements and regulatory agency biological opinions directives. Support services in regards to court ordered settlements and Federal regulatory agency environmental requirements include administrative, ecological, biological, hydrologic and geological technical support. The task order will be processed under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B). Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The required Award Notice and Limited Sources Justification (LSJ) will be posted in accordance with the timeframes identified in FAR 8.405-6(a)(2)(i).

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE TASK ORDER UNDER THE REFERENCED GSA FSS CONTRACT. This notice is for informational purposes only, shall not be construed as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or a commitment by the U.S. Government. NO SOLICITATION FOR THE SOLE SOURCE TASK ORDER WILL BE PROVIDED. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information submitted as a result of this notice shall be at no cost or obligation to the Government. This notice in no way obligates the Government to award a sole source task order to Stetson Engineers, Inc., San Rafael, California.

Note: Solicitation Number M00681-22-Q-0013 is for tracking purposes only.

All responses to this announcement must be directed by email to the assigned Contract Specialist, Carolyn Lynch (Office: MCI-West RCO), at carolyn.lynch@usmc.mil.

**TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED**