B--Notice of Sole Source Intent Blackfeet Cultural Mo

Blackfeet Cultural Monitoring for the St. Mary Diversion Dam Replacement and St. Mary Siphon Remediation, Milk River Project, Montana

NOTICE OF SOLE SOURCE INTENT

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

The Bureau of Reclamation¿s Missouri Basin Regional Office intends to award a purchase order to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to perform cultural monitoring services as required by the Blackfeet Constitution and By-Laws, Blackfeet Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO), and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 during the construction of the St. Mary Diversion Dam and site remediation of the St. Mary Siphons. Under the resultant purchase order, the Blackfeet THPO will monitor onsite during all excavation activities to ensure no cultural artifacts are uncovered and no surface artifacts are destroyed. The THPO department was created through a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Park Service (NPS) to assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation Officer on Blackfeet tribal lands. In accordance with the NHPA, THPO is the designated tribal preservation office of a federally recognized American Indian nation.

Reclamation anticipates Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 140R6024Q0087 for this requirement will be issued to the System for Award Management (SAM) website on or around July 17, 2024, as a sole source requirement. The quote will be due approximately 5-calendar days after the solicitation is issued. The resulting purchase order will result in a 931-days of cultural monitoring, during performance of construction activities on-site. The Government anticipates an award on or around July 22, 2024 and services to begin July 22, 2024.

Reclamation¿s experience is that only one responsible source can fully provide the Blackfeet cultural monitoring services that will satisfy the agency¿s requirements, a Determination to Solicit from a Single Source is being prepared. The Bureau of Reclamation has determined not to compete this contract, pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(2), For purchases exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. The requirements at 13.501(a) apply to sole-source (including brand-name) acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services conducted pursuant to subpart 13.5. This procurement will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures with only one source reasonably available.

Vendors that have questions regarding the sole source nature of this requirement or vendors that believe they can fully provide the required services are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer. In order to allow for sufficient Government consideration and potential quote evaluation, vendors must submit their written Letter of Interest no later than July 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM MDT. Responses received after July 12, 2024, may not be considered by the Government.

Letters of Interest in response to this notice must be emailed to the Contracting Officer, Charlene Maurer, at camaurer@usbr.gov. All responses should include the vendor¿s SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number and Tax Identification Number (TIN). Vendors should additionally identify themselves as either a ¿small business¿ or an ¿other than small business¿ under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 926110 - Administration of General Economic Programs. The Small Business Administration does not have small business size standards established for Sector 92 - Public Administration. Establishments in the Public Administration Sector are Federal, state, and local government agencies which administer and oversee government programs and activities that are not performed by private establishments.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive requirement.

Any vendor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the SAM database at the time an offer or quotation is submitted. SAM is a Federal Government-owned and operated FREE website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). This website is located at https://sam.gov.
All invoices for this procurement must be submitted through the Department of Treasury¿s Internet Platform (IPP) located at www.IPP.gov.
Any questions regarding this proposed action can be directed to Charlee Maurer at camaurer@usbr.gov. For record keeping purposes, telephone responses will not be accepted.