F--This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract for Upgrade and Maintenance of Wildlife Habitat along Lake Sharpe at Big Bend Project, South Dakota.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, utilizing the simplified acquisition process, intends to request a quotation from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe under NAICS 921150. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) will result in the award of a sole source purchase order to Crow Creek Sioux Tribe to be issued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The work will consist of upgading wildlife habitat on U.S. Army Corp of Engineers land as specified in the Lake Sharpe Stewardship Operational Management Plan. Land access is a major factor in being able to accomplish this work. The purpose of this work is to meet the Department of the Armys Federal preservation legislation and associated implementing regulations. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested persons may identify their interest and capability within 5 calendar days of this notice by contacting Donald D. Miller at [email protected] or 402-995-2051. The Government shall review the information received and reply to the interested person. Only in cases in which the Government determines an interested person is capable of performing the work will the Government request an actual quote from that interested person.