Archaeological Research Center, South Dakota

Subject- Notice of Intent to Sole Source In Accordance with Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and No
Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements"

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 -Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.
US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District, intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the Archaeological Research Center, South Dakota, located at 217 Kansas City Street, Rapid City SD 57701.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities,
transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal
services necessary to perform Archeological Services. The services will be
provided at the Contractor's facilities.

The Omaha District must procure cultural resource services to meet the Department of the Army's Federal preservation legislation and associated implementing regulations. The most pertinent are the following: Public Law 74-292, Historic Sites Act of 1935, as amended; Public Law 89-665, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended; Public Law 91-190, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended; Public Law 95-341, American Indian Religious Freedom Act; implementing regulations 36 CFR Parts 60 and 61 Appendix A; 36 CFR Part 800; Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) Bulletin 38. The Cultural Resource Program does not have the equipment, facility, or personnel to provide curations of archaeological resources. Acquiring these services from the South Dakota Archaeological Research Center is advantageous because the facility meets federal curation standards and also meets security and protection standards for artifacts.

Authority-
The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304
(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 6.302-1
"Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy
Agency Requirements"
No other sources have been determined to be capable of conducting this work
to provide the data quality essential to addressing the project objectives.
There have not been any alternate services determined to be used or
obtained competitively. It is the best value to the government to procure this
work via sole source contract as it is the most cost-effective
option to accomplish this work, while maximizing continuity and data quality to
ensure the data and resultant information is available to guide management
decisions into the future.
A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to
proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 541720,
"Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities" The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is $20.5M.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or
quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Interested concerns must
show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement
would be advantageous to the Government. Oral communications are not
acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not
to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the
government. Responses and questions shall be submitted to
monica.l.dwyer@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.