Notice of intent to award a sole source procurement

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, it is the Government's intent to award a sole source service contract to the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico for Aquatic Irrigation Repair at Santa Ana, New Mexico. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL SOLICITATION. This synopsis is not considered a Request for Quotation or Proposal. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests for a copy of the solicitation will not be honored. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. All responses received within 15 days will be considered. If no affirmative written response is received, the service contract will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed service contract is based on the Tribal Sovereignty of the Pueblo of Santa Ana; the Pueblo of Santa Ana has planned to perform the required service themselves, due to the fact that the installed system is the proprietary possession of the Pueblo of Santa Ana, the Pueblo has the technical skills necessary to repair and operate the system and the Pueblo will not provide access to the system to an alternative source. The Pueblo of Santa Ana is willing to grant the COE access, if the Pueblo of Santa Ana performs the service themselves. Award of this service contract will be based upon the Tribal Sovereignty of the Pueblo of Santa Ana, the possible responses to this notice, and is solely within the discretion of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the following email address no later than 2:00 PM (MST) 3 September 2013, francesca.m.luna@usace.army.mil.