Notice of intent to sole source

The Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, intends to award a firm-fixed price sole-source purchase order to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden of Claremont, CA.
The project is in support of Goal 2 of the National Seed Strategy; BLM’s goal to develop scientifically based seed transfer zones for high priority Mojave Desert native plant restoration species. Work is currently in progress at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden to develop empiric seed transfer zones for two high priority restoration species of the Mojave Desert, Chylismia brevipes (yellow cups), which is an important food species for the federally threatened Mojave desert tortoise, and Ambrosia dumosa (burro brush), an important cover species for desert tortoise.
This action is under the authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The anticipated award date is 08/31/2018. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their ability to provide the services listed above. Deadline date for the submittal is 08/29/2018 at 02:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.
A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
For information regarding this notice, please contact Vanessa Kobilis at vkobilis@blm.gov..