Intent to Sole Source for Analysis of Elk Radio-Telemety

The USDA Forest Service intends to award a sole source contract to West, Inc. on the basis of other than full and open competition under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Work to be performed includes the analysis of elk radio-telemetry data and associated environmental (covariate) data for construction and validation of elk resource selection models that will be applied by the Forest Service to landscapes in Oregon and Washington. West, Inc. is a leading scientific authority on methods and programs for analysis of radio-telemetry data to construct and validate RSF-based models for research and management of wildlife species such as elk. West, Inc. is the only source for methods and supporting computer programs needed to correct fix rate bias in GPS telemetry data, which is an essential part of the project. Interested persons may identify their interest in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 4:30 pm Pacific Standard Time, March 23, 2009. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations or a solicitation of offers. The government point of contact for this action is Mariah Morris, Contracting Officer, phone 509-664-9317, email: [email protected].