NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LAND APPRAISAL SERVICES ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the National Park Service (NPS) intends to enter into a non-competitive contract to purchase appraisal services for the Appalachian Trail Land Acquisition Field Office (ATLAFO). The ATLAFO is responsible for the acquisition of the land rights required for the Appalachian Trail and for the acquisition of land for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal). Programming costs for this requirement by any other contractor would jeopardize the continuity of services already provided. Therefore, IAW authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, the Government intends to enter into negotiations on a non-competitive basis with Mr. Richard L. Bowers within 30 days after the publication of this notice. However, all information received by this agency shall be considered. A determination not to open the requirement to competition based on responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the agency. This synopsismay represent the only notice of this action. For further information you may contact Demetria Brown at(202)208-4585. E-MAIL: http://www.nps.gov, dee_brown@nps.gov. Posted 04/28/99 (W-SN325363).

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