Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_Contract_1.pdf
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- 140M0125Q0035
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This document is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source Contract for Deep Sea Mining issued by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) within the Department of the Interior. BOEM intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Mitre to provide technical analysis and advice on deep-sea mining technologies and techniques, specifically to support the leasing process for seabed minerals offshore American Samoa. The contract will be awarded pursuant to FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation, with the goal of informing leasing and environmental review processes and future decisions on critical mineral exploration.
Interested firms can submit a capability statement, quotation, or proposal via email to Stacey.Ellingsen@bsee.gov by 9 September 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, referencing contract number 140M0125Q0035 in the subject line. The government retains discretion to determine whether to compete the described effort based on responses received. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. The notice emphasizes that this is not a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), but provides an opportunity for qualified firms to demonstrate their capabilities for the deep-sea mining technical analysis project.
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Contract- Deep Sea Mining
The Acquisition Operations Branch of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) within the Department of the Interior (DOI) intends to negotiate a sole source contract – in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (a)(2) – to- Mitre to deliver technical analysis and advice on the techniques and technologies expected to be utilized in Deep-Sea Mining (DSM). BOEM is initiating the leasing process for seabed minerals offshore American Samoa and must quickly understand the anticipated technologies to inform the leasing and environmental review processes as well as future decisions on plans to delineate, test and recover critical minerals.
The anticipated contract will be awarded pursuant to FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.
This notice is not a request for proposal (RFP). However, any firm that believes itself capable of meeting the requirement described herein may submit a capability statement, quotation, or proposal which will be considered if received before 9 September 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. A determination not to compete the described effort based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the government. Documentation shall be submitted via email to Stacey Ellingsen at Stacey.Ellingsen@bsee.gov with 140M0125Q0035 listed in the subject line. Telephone calls regarding this matter will neither be accepted nor returned.
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