Notice of Intent to Award to Sole Source - Southwest Decision Resources

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
127EAU24Q0093
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Sedona, Arizona, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service has issued a Special Notice indicating its intent to award a sole source purchase order to Southwest Decision Resources (SDR) for the facilitation of Phase II of the Greater Sedona Recreation Collaborative (GSRC) project. The GSRC is a group of community members, businesses, and government agencies working to address recreation impacts in the Sedona, Arizona area.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform interested parties of the government's plan to award a sole source contract to SDR, who has been the facilitator for Phase I of the GSRC project. The government believes that the continuation of SDR's facilitation is critical to the success of Phase II. The Special Notice provides details on the scope of work, key deliverables, and contract duration. It invites interested parties to identify their interest and capability to respond by the due date of July 10, 2024, and states that the government will consider any evidence that competition would be advantageous. The government does not intend to pay for any information provided in response to this notice.

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 Southwest Decision Resources, UEI: ET38LV835T79 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 Southwest Decision Resources due to their prior ongoing relationship with the Greater Sedona Recreation Collaborative (GSRC) group. Vendor worked Phase I with this project and Phase II is now beginning. The Greater Sedona Recreation Collaborative (GSRC) is a diverse group of community members, businesses, and governmental agencies working together to address the burgeoning recreation impacts in the Sedona, AZ area. Phase 1 was just completed after a multi-year process that was facilitated by Southwest Decision Resources (SDR). The continuation of facilitation is critical to the success of the GSRC as Phase II begins.

Southwest Decision Resources has been the facilitation team from the start of the GSRC and have been compensated from the other governmental agencies (AZ State Parks) while the USFS works through the contracting process. For over a year SDR has hosted and facilitated regular meetings. As facilitators they have provided research, guided conversations, compiled notes, written a final “recommendations” document and presented findings to various entities.

Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by July 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM (EST). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

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 does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice.
Responses shall only be to Chris Wissen electronically via email to: christopher.wissen@usda.gov 

Files

File Type Posted
SOW Statement of Work.pdf PDF

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