B--Health Assessment & Inventory, HiLine Montana

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(2) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is FAR 6.302-1. The BLM Central Montana District Office intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price purchase order to Ecological Solutions Group, LLC to conduct ground surveys of Lentic Wetlands and Woody Draws in Phillips County (north-east Montana) and Blaine County (north-central Montana). The Department of Interior (DOI) and Unites States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have not produced a Technical Reference (TR) that outlines a methodology for identifying the functional condition and health of wooded draws and ravines. However, Ecological Solutions Group, LLC (ESG) has developed proven protocols to inventory and assess the health of upland sites. ESG¿s protocol for inventorying the health of woody draws will distinctly provide the HiLine District with reliable functional condition determinations that account for the particular processes and the mosaic of vegetation types exhibited in woody draws. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please address responses regarding this special notice to [email protected]. No telephonic inquiries. This notice will close on 16.May.2016.