S--REFUSE COLLECTION FOR THE TATE TOPA TRIBAL SCHOOL=20

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education Programs, is seeking to award a sole source contract to the Spirit Lake Tribe of Fort Totten, North Dakota, for refuse collection services at the Tate Topa Tribal School. Under this contract, the tribe will be responsible for the collection, labor, handling, transportation, and tipping fees associated with three six-yard dumpsters. The pickup schedule includes three pickups per week from March 3 to May 23, 2003, and from August 24 to September 30, 2003, totaling 12 weeks, with a reduced frequency of once per week from May 25 to August 23, 2003, covering 13 weeks. This service contract is governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 13, Subpart 13.106-1(b), allowing for sole source contracting. The government retains discretion to compete the contract if responses to the notice warrant it, and all responsible sources may submit quotations within five days of the synopsis publication. If no affirmative responses are received in that timeframe, the contract will be awarded directly to the proposed contractor. The notice clarifies that the government will not cover any costs incurred from responses submitted. For additional details, the contact person is Brendell Gallegos at the provided phone number and email. The contracting agency is the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, with the office located in Reston, Virginia.