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Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source - DOIDFBO250067 Issuing Agency: Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Secretary Issuing Office: Acquisition Directorate (AQD) Purpose: This notice is being issued to comply with FAR 5.102(a).

Rationale for Sole Source: A sole source award is intended to LDSS, Inc pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) based on LDSS, Inc being the only known vendor that can meet the following requirements. While not requested, all responsible sources may submit a quotation in response to this notice, emailed to Samantha_davis@ibc.doi.gov no later than September 5, 2025 at 1 pm eastern time, which shall be considered by the Agency.

· Serve as the Integrator from a contracting, accounting/finance and program management perspective.

· Meet the requirement in the SOW for contractor employees to:

· Be local to the metropolitan area of Pheonix, AZ.

· Have knowledge about the Gila River Indian Community and the Ak-Chin Indian Community.

· Have demonstrated experience with PIMA.

· Have extensive Realty and/or Environmental knowledge.

· Be able to continue services effective October 1, 2025 with no disruption.

Description of the Requirement: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Public Investment Management Asset (PIMA) Agency seeks the continuation of two contractor positions for a Reality Specialist and Environmental Coordinator on a part time basis, approximately 30 hours per week.

The professional services regarding all realty actions are needed to provide technical guidance involving Indian lands throughout the Gila River Indian Community, and Ak-Chin Indian Community.

The professional services needed regarding environmental concerns are related to assisting with management of archeological and environmental databases management systems and tracking files as well as assisting with office administration and program support activities such as responding to data calls, information requests, and monitoring internet websites for government notices and relevant news articles related to environmental and cultural resources.

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Set Aside Status: Unrestricted Quantity: 1 Realty Consultant, Part time (approximately 30 hours per week) 1 Environmental Consultant, Part time (approximately 30 hours per week) Period of Performance: October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 Purchase Order Type: Firm Fixed Price Anticipated Award Date: September 20, 2025 Other Pertinent Information: These services are a continuation of services previously issued by the Federal Consulting Group (FCG) within DOI on behalf of PIMA.

FCG was dissolved in March 2025 on the recommendation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the BPA was determined to be no longer usable as a matter of compliance with the current administration.

As such, this action is one of many short-term solutions for requirements that would have been reprocured under the BPA but were impacted by the dissolution of FCG. This requirement is critical in supporting these mission critical services in the most administratively efficient way possible while DOI actively seeks the best competitive solution.