B--AK - 17-03 FINAL YEAR BOEM PROJECT

SINGLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION DO NOT PROVIDE QUOTE NUMBER: PR: 0040578176 POSTED DATE: 5/24/2022 SUBJECT: AK 17-03 BOEM Project This announcement constitutes the only notice. This is not a request for quotes. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses received will be for the sole purpose of market research for future requirements. Under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), Fish & Wildlife Services, Region 7 Contracting and General Services intends to issue a sole source, firm-fixed price order to: COMPANY: ABR Inc, UEI TA1RT5L5X9A4 FOR : $45,876 ON: 06/01/2022 NAICS: 541620 Environmental Consulting Services AUTHORITY: 8.405-6(a)(2) Limited Sources Justification and Approval 13.106(b) Soliciting from a single source Determinations not to compete this proposed procurement were made because: This contact will assist the USFWS in producing a final report required to finalize deliverables for a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) funded project AK-17-03, titled ¿Marine Bird Distribution and Abundance in Offshore Waters.¿ The final report will summarize the USFWS seabird data collected during vessel-based projects from 2017 to 2021, and will provide summary statistics, tables, and species' distribution maps, as designated by the USFWS Principal Investigator (PI). The report will also include chapters derived from submitted publication drafts that included data collected during this project. The final report will be produced in consultation with USFWS investigators and will be produced within the required time frame and in a format consistent with requirements stipulated by BOEM. Vendor ABR Inc, has been working on this project in prior year contracts and their services are required to maintain the continuity and data integrity to finalize the final year of this project. For more information contact Tina Baker at: [email protected].