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ENERGY, MINERALS, AND REALTY MANAGEMENT PLATFORM (EMRMP), Including, Initial Order MLRS This is NOT a Request for Quote or Request for Proposal, Initial Order. The purpose of this notice is to release a Draft Solicitation for review and comment by interested companies. This draft solicitation does not constitute a solicitation or a promise of a solicitation in the future. This draft solicitation is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreements or arrangements. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs may be charged to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as a result of a vendor's submission to this notice. BLM recognizes that proprietary information may be presented. This information must be marked in accordance with the 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information, Department of the Interior. In the absence of such identification, BLM will assume to have unlimited rights to all data submitted. Background: BLM intends on issuing a solicitation during FY2018 (30 September 2018) for a single award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). A sources sought notice was posted to FBO on February 5, 2018 with a closing date of February 28, 2018 for market research purposes. The requirements of the planned acquisition are described in the attached documents. BLM anticipates that the requirement will be solicited [unrestricted] under GSA Schedule 70- General Purpose Commercial Information Technology Equipment, Software and Services, Categories (SIN's) 132-xx, 70-500 etc. An offer will not be considered for award unless the GSA FSS related SINs represent a total solution for the requirement. This may require the awardee to have one or more SINs on their FSS prior to award (i.e. 132-51, 135-99, 135-100, 70-500 etc.). Draft Solicitation Response Submission Instructions (Use attached template). In order to improve the final solicitation, BLM encourages industry to submit questions and comments regarding any and all contents of the draft solicitation documents by no later than MONDAY September 24, 2018, 1:00 PM Mountain Time. Questions and comments submitted after this date may be accepted, but may have less impact on the content of the final solicitation. Submit suggestion or question in writing Jacqueline E. Scott, Contracting Officer; jescott@blm.gov, with the SUBJECT: Questions, 140 L0118R0004, EMRMP, MLRS. The questions must be submitted in the attached format. Responses to questions and recommendations will be posted with the final solicitation. Go to GSA e-Buy for further information and updates: https://www.ebuy.gsa.gov/advantage/ebuy/start_page.do FBO will not be updated. (End of Pre-solicitation)