Intent to Sole Source Enchanted Circle Qualitative Data Collection
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1128706
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service has published a Special Notice to announce its intent to issue a sole source purchase order for qualitative data collection services related to the agency's Wildfire Crisis Strategy in the Enchanted Circle Landscape of New Mexico. The agency plans to award the contract to Carman Singh Melendrez, a small business with specialized expertise and familiarity with the regional cultural dynamics and social challenges.
The purpose of this data collection effort is to gather public perceptions and feedback on the Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy activities and trust levels held by local residents in the Taos and Canoncito Firesheds. The contractor will be expected to convene and facilitate nine focus groups, provide GIS mapping support, and assign a project manager to coordinate the research team. Responses to this Special Notice must be submitted by July 8, 2024, though the government reserves the right to make a sole source determination without further competition based on the information received. Any data collected will be owned by the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source
The USDA, Forest Service, intends to issue a firm fixed price, sole source purchase order to Carman Singh Singh Melendrez, UEI: C8Y9QLPGEBH6 in accordance with FAR13.106-1 (b) (1) (i).
This notice is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals.
A single source award is being requested for Carman Singh Melendrez because of this group’s familiarity with the Enchanted Circle Landscape. The Carman Melendrez team is comprised of a small group of social and biophysical scientists with a deep understanding of the region’s cultural heritage and social challenges, as well as expert knowledge about northern New Mexico’s forests and wildfire risk.
Another compelling feature of the Carman Melendrez team is its expertise in focus group facilitation. As described in the Statement of Work, the focus group facilitator needs to be able to elicit deeply held opinions and views about Wildfire Crisis Strategy activities and trust levels held by local residents. Carman Melendrez group would be able to bring on a facilitator who is familiar with both the region’s culture and people and facilitation methods that employ the Appreciative Inquiry approach, which is a cooperative method of qualitative data solicitation that
builds on feedback received from the research participant.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this notice of proposed contract action.
Responses shall only be to Michael Walker electronically via email to: michael.walker1@usda.gov
Responses must be received no later than July 08, 2024, at 11:59 PM (EST). All documentation shall become the property of the Government. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Quote, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Draft Statement of Work - EC Qualitative Data Collection.docx | DOCX document |
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