F--Sole Source award for Tiger Beetle Research in California.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1, on behalf of the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, intends to award one or more sole-source contracts totalling between $25,000 and $50,000 to Barry Knisley for Tiger Beetle Research in California under NAICS 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The award(s) will be to determine the status of Cicindela Tranquebari and Cicindela Lunalonga species including extant populations, impacts and causes of extirpation from historic sites; re-examine taxonomic status; and assess the habitat requirements and suggest management strategies as appropriate in several areas in California. Under FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A) Only one responsible source, Dr. Knisley and his team are believed to the only qualified source for this work without incurring unreasonable costs and delays where duplication of cost to Government is not expected to be recovered through competition.