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B -- SPINY LOBSTER AND QUEEN CONCH MONITORING PROGRAM SOL NCND6012900009SA POC Sheila Anderson, Contract Specialist The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), intends to contract with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection located in Marathon, Florida to implement a lobster and conch monitoring program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located in Marathon, Florida. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(3)(b). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days of its publication and shall submit in writing, it's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the specified services, and the names, telephone numbers, and points of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided these services. No response will be provided to those inquiries which fail to provide the information requested. This information shall be submitted to the address stated herein or may be faxed to 816-426-7530. This is not a request for proposal and there is no Request for Quotation available at this time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. These services will be purchased under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. Posted 04/20/99 (W-SN322182). (0110)

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