Notice of Intent to Single Source / Horned Lark Monitoring

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 "Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions."

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to negotiate/award a single-source contract modification with the Center for Natural Lands Management Inc. (DUNS 027026546).

Feel free to review the attached Single Source Determination which describes, in detail, the action, services, background, authority, reason, and market research conducted in support of this action.

The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is FAR 13.501(a)(1) For actions for commercial supplies or services greater than the SAT but not exceeding $7M, the requirements of FAR 13.501(a) apply to sole-source acquisitions conducted pursuant to Subpart 13.5.

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this action which has a NAICS code of 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services and a PSC code of B509 - Special Studies/Analysis - Endangered Species. The size standard for this NAICS code defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is $15,000,000.00.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR
QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to the contracting officer before the notice end date. If no affirmative written responses are received by 05:00 PM local time on 15 June 2017, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications cannot be accepted in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to the buyer listed on this announcement. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Small Business Specialist Carol McIntyre, 503-808-4602, or carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil.