NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to enter into a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract with Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.) for ArcGIS training for the BIA, Navajo Region, GIS Program, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). The Government anticipates the award of a contract to Esri. Due to the exclusive licensing agreement, Esri was selected for the GIS TRAINING. No solicitation is available and no technical questions will be answered for this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 611430. If a firm believes that BIA should not pursue this procurement, it should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement by 1:00 p.m. MDT on September 20, 2022. Please submit to Lynelle Benallie, Contract Specialist, via email at
[email protected].