B--Fort Benning Vegtation Seed Project

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order to Jeff S.Glitzenstein. The award will be made to Jeff Glitzesteinat 9509 Liksa Drive., Tallahassee, Florida 32305-1909 to conduct a research to evaluate identify sites with large quanities of viable seed for 5-10 long leaf pine ecosystem common ground, 2. Select 5 sites at Ft.Benning and 2 sites at GA nurseries 3. Collect sufficient seed of the above plant species to grow plugs and seed -21 acres of propagation plots. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, for Other than Full and Open Competition and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. All inquiries and concerns shall be addressed in writing to U.S. Fish and Wildlife for Region 4 Georgia ES Field Office. Attention: Nijua Heard, 1875 Centruy Blvd, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, or sent by email to [email protected]. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted. Responses to this notice shall be received no later than 3:30 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Monday, October 31, 2008. A determination not to compete this requirement is 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 in future procurements. The point of contact for this announcement is Nijua Heard, Contract Specialist, at [email protected].