Notice of Intent

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

The U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA),

intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1),

to Peak Reliability, 7600 NE 41st St Ste 160, Vancouver, WA, 98662-6772 in order

to provide support for WAPA's requirement to meet NERC compliance standards

for tracking operations, forced outages and report on these to NERC and WECC via

proprietary interfaces; has resulted in a need to maintain the functionality of the

system. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The

Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in preparation of

proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with 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.

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