B--Fault Tree Approach to Oil Spill Occurrence Estimators for the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS), Procurement Operations Branch, is the contracting office for this procurement. This special announcement is to announce the intent to negotiate on a sole source basis with Bercha International, Inc., for this requirement in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy Agency requirements. MMS anticipates awarding a new contract to Bercha International, Inc., to extend the Bercha International, Inc. fault-tree methodology and technology to risk analyses for Arctic oil-and-gas lease sales and development projects in Arctic OCS Planning Areas within the next 5 years. The total value of this procurement is estimated to be approximately $380,000. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. However, any and all information received by the POC listed below, by close of business EST, August 15, 2005, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. POC: Sharon Teger, MMS, Procurement Operations Branch, 381 Elden Street, MS-2101, Herndon, VA 20170. Questions must be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to Sharon Teger at (703) 787-1041. PHONE CALLS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.