NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE FOR Desoto NWR Bertrand Collection Museum
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO240203
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 813312 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a Special Notice to announce its intent to award a sole source contract to the Nebraska Historical Society for museum conservation work on the Bertrand Collection at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. The Bertrand Collection contains over 250,000 artifacts that require ongoing conservation treatment.
The purpose of this sole source award is to engage the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska, which has been the exclusive provider of this specialized conservation work for over 20 years. The Ford Center is conveniently located, familiar with the artifacts, and its hourly rate of $130 is comparable to industry standards. The Special Notice states that transporting the fragile artifacts to other facilities would increase costs and risk of damage. Interested parties have until September 20, 2024 to submit a statement of capabilities demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the government, though any associated costs will not be reimbursed.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE FOR Desoto NWR Bertrand Collection Museum Conservation Project TO Nebraska Historical Society
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations. USFWS intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source to:
NEBRASKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1500 R ST Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-1651
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 813312, Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations. The object of this sole source award to NEBRASKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY is Museum conservation work is a highly specialized field and there are few other capable sources for this type of complex museum conservation work. Other possible providers are long distances from DeSoto NWR, increasing costs and risk to the museum artifacts.
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: Renee_ Babineau@fws.gov.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A16_3-0034_Single_Source_Justification_Artifact_cleaning_1.pdf |
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