B--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, intends to issue a sole source blanket purchase agreement to Cole Ecological for invertebrate taxonomy services. The National Park Service (NPS) requires laboratory continuity to ensure data integrity and consistency for the Inventory and Monitoring Program. This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures per FAR 13. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541620 with a Small Business Size Standard of $15.0 million. This is not a request for competitive quotes, but serves as a procurement notice to fulfill public posting requirements in accordance with FAR 5.101(a)(2). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice; however any firm that believes they have capabilities to provide this service item may give written notification to the Contracting Officer at [email protected]. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed order based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.