Intent to Sole Source Notification***

USDA FS PNW La Grande, OR

The total award amount shall not exceed: $250,000.00

Potential awardee:

Eagle Environmental Inc.

30 Fonda Rd.

Santa Fe NM, 87508-8815

This data is to become the property of the USDA Forest Service including the licensing required to access this data. All software developed under this Sole Source Contract shall be the property of the Forest Service, and computer hardware and licensed public software owned by the Forest Service shall only be used to accomplish the work performed under this agreement.

This procurement is being conducted under 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) FAR Subpart 6.301-1. To solicit to another source would cause unacceptable disruption to the continuity of data which prevents the delay in data delivery.

This data is required to conduct statistical and modeling analyses to finish elk nutrition and habitat use models to improve their management utility for application in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington, in response to additional, major revisions needed based on management input over the past 3 years.

These analyses require statistical expertise provided by Eagle Environmental, Inc., who has unique, nationallyrenowned long-term modeling expertise and pubications on this topic with the PNW Research Station, Starkey Team. Eagle Environmental, Inc. co-authorship on scientific publicaitons is required as a necessary part of the analyses and modeling work outlined here.

All work outlined under this contract is part of his co-authorship on manuscripts submitted for publication, as required by Forest Service policy and ethics of authorship.

The anticipated award date is June 1, 2020. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541690 and the size standard is $15 million. A solicitation will not be issued. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The point of contact is listed below:

POC Email: takele.woldu@usda.gov

Please email me your capabilities statement and proof of ACTIVE SAM status no later than COB May 28, 2020 05:00 pm EST