Minerals Management Service, Box 25165, Mail Stop 2730, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0165

B -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS POC Mary A. Haden, 303-275-7376, Contracting Officer. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) intends to award a Purchase Order to Bardwell and Bardwell, 2216 Race Street, Denver, Colorado 80205, utilizing other than full and open competition for statistical analysis and implementation of a sampling technique to select payors transactions for auditing purposes and development of audit plans using the sampling technique. This contract has the unique experience and expertise in statistical analysis, knowledge of MMS processes, data bases, compliance measures, and experience upholding statistical methodology and conclusions required for this analysis. No solicitation is available for this sole source acquisition. Authority for this non-competitive acquisition is found under 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). (293)

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