U--SCEP Tuition Fall 2012

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, intends to award a sole source purchase order contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy any agency requirements. Regis University has been determined to be a member of the U.S. Department of Educations Institutional Accreditation System. This institutions class schedule and degree program will provide the Pathways Intern under the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) a continuous academic field of study in Master of Science in Accounting. The following courses shall be attempted: MSAA 605 Advanced Auditing and MSAA 610 Controllership. It has been determined that this acquisition be awarded sole source based on the fact that the SCEP Intern would be at high risk of not meeting the BLM-specific requirements as specified in the Participants Agreement and continue to perform the job successfully by enrolling into another college/university. Awarding sole source will allow the SCEP Intern to continue the approved academic plan without any lapse in the students status. The National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the requirement is (611310). This action will result in a Firm Fixed Price contract with a period of performance that shall not exceed six months. The Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. BLM has only one known source for this procurement that is in the Governments best interest. No solicitation or Request for Quote (RFQ) is available for this procurement. Nevertheless, any firm or individual that believes it is capable of meeting the BLM requirement described herein may submit a response; which, if received within two calendar days of the date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this posting must be submitted via e-mail, no phone calls will be accepted. The point of contact for the action is MeeLondrell Parks ([email protected]). Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capability statement no later than August 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Mountain Standard Time. A determination not to compete the described purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government. Any questions or comments should be directed to the Contracting Officer, MeeLondrell Parks, via e-mail.