41--Walk in Freezer and maintenance

The Mission & Installation Contracting Command at Fort Belvoir intends to issue a modification extending the current contract with Fisher Bioservices Incorporated for an additional four months, covering walk-in freezer services and maintenance. This extension will cover the period from September 30, 2011, through January 29, 2012. The procurement is a sole source action under the Federal Acquisition Regulation due to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), restricting competition. The relevant NAICS code for this contract is 493120, related to refrigerated warehousing and storage. While this notice announces an intent to modify the existing contract without competition, other firms interested in providing these services are invited to submit a capabilities statement by September 16, 2011. However, the government reserves the discretion to proceed without competition and requests that responses provide clear evidence showing how competition would benefit the government. The primary point of contact for this acquisition is Jacqueline Daly, who can be reached via email for further inquiries. This action underscores the government's effort to maintain critical refrigeration support at Fort Belvoir during the contract extension period.