Redacted Blackfeet Nation Single Sole Source Request_1.pdf

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WBR 1413.106-1 Template 1 (01/2019)

DETERMINATION TO SOLICIT FROM A SINGLE SOURCE

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).

Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii), when a single source is identified to provide a portion of the purchase as a Brand-Name, the documentation in paragraph 3 must state that this determination is only for a portion of the requirement.

1. Agency and Contracting Activity. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region

2. Name and Address of Single Source.

Blackfeet Nation

640 All Chiefs Road

Browning, MT 59417

3. Description of Supplies/Services and Estimated Cost.

This contract is required to pay the fees and monitoring costs as required under Blackfeet law for the work at Drop 5 and Drop 2.

The Aquatic Lands Protection Ordinance No. 117 was created to protect water quality and wetlands on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation for present and future generations. The Blackfeet Environmental Office issues permits to persons wishing to conduct work in all water bodies, aquatic and riparian lands, and wetlands on the Blackfeet Reservation. The work at Drop 5 is being performed in the North Fork of the Milk River and will require an Ordinance No. 117 permit. Class 2 Fees apply to Reservation residents desiring to make major improvements to their property, non-residents, corporations, associations, government entities and other entities. During construction, the Blackfeet Tribal Historic Preservation Office has requested a monitor on site during all excavation activities to ensure no cultural artifacts are uncovered and no surface artifacts are destroyed. It is anticipated that a monitor will be needed for two months during construction and will require two monitors (one at each job site).

4. Description of Circumstances, including why only one source is reasonably available.

IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), specific characteristics of the Blackfeet Nation Environmental and Cultural Compliance that limit the availability to a sole source are under the Blackfeet Constitution and By-laws, these are fees and requirements for working on the Blackfeet Reservation. The Blackfeet Environmental Office Ordinance 117 is a required permit for

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(01/2019) performing work in waterways. The Blackfeet Tribal Historic Preservation Office requires an on-site monitor during all excavation activities. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because only the Blackfeet Nation can perform this work.

5. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Price. Determined by Blackfeet Constitution and By-laws

6. Description of Market Research. N/A

SIGNATURES

PREPARED BY:

Name:

CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) (FAR 6.304(a)(1) and WBR 1406.304(a)(1)): (>$25K)

Name:

Date:

CHIEF of the CONTRACTING OFFICE (CCO) (WBR 1406.304(a)(2): (> $25K)

Name:

Date:

X

X

X

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BUREAU PROCUREMENT CHIEF (BPC) (WBR 1406.304(a)): (> $25K AND the CO is the CCO)

Name:

Date: X