Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Added: May 22, 2014 7:05 pm The National Park Service, Arizona Major Acquisition Buying Office, on behalf of Organ Pipe National Monument, intends to award a sole source, firm fixed-price contract to Dean & Associates Conservation Services, located in Portland, Oregon, for specialized conservation services for prehistoric wild horse tanks pictographs being obliterated by efflorescence of salts obscuring the motifs as well as a preliminary conservator evaluation of petroglyphs at Petroglyph Canyon. The company has been successful in dealing with the chemistry and testing of salts on rock art surfaces, including how to remove the salt substances without damaging the rock art motifs beneath them. This service is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) soliciting from a single source authorized by FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). The anticipated award date is Jun 2, 2014. No solicitation or request for quote is available. The proposed contract action covers services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice is not a Request For Quote. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Direct all responses, comments, and questions to the Contract Specialist, Nanette Phillips, by email to Nanette_Phillips@.nps.gov no later than noon on May 28, 2014.