Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, Code D-7810, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225

66 -- SEISMIC SYSTEM SOL 99SQ810183 DUE 041699 POC Carol A. White, Contracting Officer, fax 303/445-6345 WEB: AAMS Current Solicitation Listing, http://www.usbr.gov/aamsden/. E-MAIL: Acquisition Operations Group, zz8d7810@do.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office, intends to issue a sole source award to B.J. Jones and Associates, PO Box 38, Normangee, Texas 77871, for the acquisition of a Geometrics Model R-48 Seismic System. No other system will fit the needs of the agency. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304 (c) (1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This procurement is for a commercial service and is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures prescribed at FAR 13.601. The government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and this announcement serves as the only notice of this action, issued in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. A justification for a sole source acquisition as prescribed at FAR 13.602 has been prepared for this acquisition. Firms that feel that they can provide the above listed requirement must indicate their interest and provide clear and convincing evidence they have the ability to supply the referenced seismic recording system. Responses must be provided in writing by fax at 303/445-6345 (Attention: White), within five days of publication of this notice. This announcement is not a request for quotes and no contract will be made on the basis of quotations received in response to this notice. There are no solicitation documents available for this requirement, and requests for such will be considered non-responsive. If there is a determination to proceed with a competitive procurement, the request for quotation will be posted on the website at ideasec.usgs.gov between the dates of April 19 and 23, 1999. SIC 3829. Posted 04/08/99 (W-SN317718). (0098)

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