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The Bureau of Reclamation plans to negotiate a sole source contract with CenturyLink to provide telephone services at the Greensprings Powerplant in Washington. The contract is expected to include a base period plus four option years and falls under NAICS code 517110, with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. The acquisition is justified under statutory authority 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) citing only one responsible source available to meet agency requirements. While this is not a solicitation for proposals or quotes, interested firms with the technical capability to fulfill the requirement are invited to submit their capability statement and business profile within three days to the designated contact for market research purposes. This notice emphasizes that the Contracting Office reserves discretion to either proceed with sole source negotiations or open competition based on the information gathered from interested parties. The contract will support telephone communications critical to the Greensprings Powerplant’s operations, and the sole source approach reflects a determination that CenturyLink is uniquely positioned to provide these services. The agency’s headquarters involved is located at the Denver Federal Center under the Department of the Interior, highlighting the government’s intent to balance operational needs with outreach to potential capable vendors.