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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Radiation and Indoor Environments (R&IE) intends to award a sole source fixed-price Purchase Order using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to SkyTerra of Reston, Virginia, under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1. See attached Justification and Approval for description of services. It has been determined that SkyTerra is the only readily available, responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE [RFQ] IS AVAILABLE. Notwithstanding, any firm who believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirement as stated herein may submit a response which, if received within 15 calendar days of the date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this posting must be in writing. A determination not to compete the proposed Purchase Order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Holly Pearlman via email at [email protected]. ***NOTE*** "Prohibition of Obligating or Awarding Federal Funds to ACORN" Congress has prohibited the use of federal funds to award contracts to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations and therefore in order to be eligible for award under this solicitation, all offerors must affirmatively indicate by the time of award that they are not subject to this prohibition. In addition, since this funding prohibition applies to subcontracts, offerors must consider it when preparing proposals."