B--Notice of Intent to Sole Source. Seismic Monitoring Portugues Dam, Ponce, Puerto Rico

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements quote mark to University of Puerto Rico, 259 Blvd Alfonso Valdes, Mayaguez, PR, 00680-6475. The contractor shall provide records, processing, analysis, and information for local, regional and teleseismic earthquakes especially in reference to the Portugues Dam located north of Ponce, Puerto Rico. University of Puerto Rico has an existing network called The Puerto Rico Seismic Network (PRSN), throughout the region including the area near the Portugues Dam. An award to any other source would affect the U S Army Corps of Engineers ability to provide the technical information required, and would not provide any cost savings to the Government. This is a Notice of Intent not a request for proposals. Information received from interested parties will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses may be submitted by e-mail to Amy Hamilton, (904) 232-3738, FAX: (904) 232-2749, or E-mail: [email protected] by Friday, 17 February 2013 at 12:00 p.m. EST.