Z -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH THE ALEUT COMMUNITY OF ST. PAUL ISLAND (ALEUT COMMUNITY) FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR FUR SEAL ROOKERIES AND FUR SEAL HAULOUTS FACILITIES. SUCH FACILITIES INCLUDE ROOKERY GATES AND SIGNS, ROOKERY CATWALKS AND TRIPODS, AND ROOKERY ROADS. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR WILL CLOSE THE FUR SEAL ROOKERIES TO ALL HUMAN ACCESS BY 6/1/2005. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR WILL INSTALL TEMPORARY ROOKERY SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, REPAIR METAL GATES AT ALL ROOKERY ACCESS ROADS, REPAIR ANY CATWALKS AND/OR TRIPODS USED BY RESEARCHERS, AND REPAIR ROOKERY ROADS AT VARIOUS ROOKERY LOCATIONS. THE ALEUT COMMUNITY IS UNIQUELY SITUATED ON THIS REMOTE ISLAND IN THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN ALASKA. NMFS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE REPAIRS TO FUR SEAL ROOKERIES AND RELATED FACILITIES. NO OTHER KNOWN SOURCE CAN PROVIDE THE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE DUE TO REMOTE LOCATION. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.