76--NOTICE OF INTENT to AWARD SOLE SOURCE
ID: DOIFFBO240108Type: Special Notice
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INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THEUS FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICEFWS, SAT TEAM 2Falls Church, VA, 22041, USA

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Periodical Publishers (513120)

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NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS (7630)

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https://sam.gov/opp/2dafb44e351d4f798ebe1d51faf2eea3/view
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    Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source for the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Division of Migratory Birds to publish a special issue on Sagebrush Conservation Design. The FWS intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract to Elsevier Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The objective of this contract is for the publication of a special issue on Sagebrush Conservation Design. Interested parties may submit a statement of capabilities if they believe they can meet the requirement. The statement of capabilities must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Capability statements should be submitted via email to jeremy_riva@fws.gov.

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    Riva, Jeremy
    (303) 236-4327
    jeremy_riva@fws.gov
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