This special notice is issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project, Coolidge, Arizona that the agency intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 to San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility, Inc., 10 Telecom Lane, Peridot, AZ 85542-1000 in an estimated amount of $76,500 ($15,300 base year in addition to $15,300 per year for four option years). The general description of services is stated as follows: San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility Inc. will provide federal government business Telecommunications Services for both the Power Division and the Irrigation Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP) Power Field Office and the SCIP Coolidge Dam Irrigation facilities located in San Carlos, Arizona. Telecommunication (9 lines for power, 5 lines for irrigation) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL - not to be installed at this time) services will be provided to the aforementioned SCIP facilities which are located on the San Carlos Apache Nation (SCAN) reservation. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be issued however all responses received within 10 calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 10 calendar days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the government, the award will be issued to ITRON INC. Responses must be received by 1:30pm Arizona Time on February 2, 2012. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The site location is at the San Carlos Irrigation Project, 13805 North Arizona Boulevard, Coolidge, AZ 85128. Point of Contact: Gary A. Haynes, Contract Specialist, Phone 520-723-6218, FAX 520-723-9044, email is
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