R--Notice of Intent to Award A Sole Source Contract

Information Technology E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center-West (ITEC4-W), Directorate of Contracting (DOC) Operations Branch intends to award a noncompetitive sole source firm-fixed-price contract to City of Sierra Vista, 1011 N. Coronado Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ, 85635. The statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 921190. The requirement is for the contractor to act as the fiscal agent for the Upper San Pedro Partnership (USPP) to receive funding from Fort Huachuca and to contract with qualified engineering and other businesses, agencies, and institutions to provide program management, public outreach, and implementation of water mitigation projects in the Sierra Vista Sub watershed. The USPP is a consortium of 21 Federal, State, and local agencies and non-governmental organizations working together to meet the long-term water needs of the Sierra Vista Sub watershed. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations and a solicitation will not be issued for this requirement. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The Government will not pay for information submitted. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement action, based on responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due by noon, Arizona time, Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Email inquiries/responses to Donna Kimura-Long, Contract Specialist, [email protected].