T--SPECIAL NOTICE - THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Special Notice - THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL -The Office of Surface Mining intends to issue an order to Bohannan-Hutson, Inc, 7500 Jefferson St, NE Courtyard One, Albuquerque, NM on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements and 10 U.S.X 2304(c)(1). The proposed procurement is of high-quality resolution, color infrared, engineering grade aerial photography. Use of the Z/I Digital Mapping Camera has the ability to acquire this photography. The area to be photographed is of the McKinley and Black Mesa/Kayenta mine sites in New Mexico. The requirement is specialized in that the photography needs to be acquired at a ground resolution of less than 5 centimeters (2 inches) to obtain the four foot elevation contours. Interested persons shall identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement via email to the Contracting Officer by 4:00 pm (Mountain Time) on August 29, 2006. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed order based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Bohannan-Hutson is the sole company that provides the required Z/I digital mapping camera and is located close to the mine sites. Email questions to Tracy Meeker at [email protected]