B--SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT FOR LSU SCHOOL OF THE COAST AND ENVIRONMENT, BATON, ROUGE, LA.

ERDC Contracting Office intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR13.106 to LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE COAST AND ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, E307 HOWE RUSSELL GEOSCIENCES COMPLEX, BATON ROUGE, LA 70803. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). LSU School of the Coast and Environment, is the only known source available to reduce and interpret gamma spectroscopic data already collected and analyzed for the Fort St. Phillip Outlet of the Mississippi River (cores 2, 3, 5, 7, for which gamma spec data have already been collected). The work will involve one graduate student conducting this work under the supervision of PI Dr. Sam Bentley. The Government intends to acquire the commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. DST on 16 March 2015. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFP will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to contact@example.gov with solicitation number referenced in the subject line.