78 -- Notice of Option Exercise

The Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) intends to exercise the first option year under contract HSFEHQ-07-P-0293 to provide Health and Fitness services through a Sports and Health Club for 100 FEMA employees at the Crystal City, Virginia facility. This contract extension follows commercial service procedures outlined in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, utilizing the Authority under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), which allows for a sole-source procurement. While the government plans to proceed with the option exercise, it is open to evaluating whether to compete the services based on written submissions from interested organizations expressing their capabilities by the specified deadline of March 6, 2008. Only written communications will be considered, and the government retains discretion to determine whether to open the procurement for competition. The contract activity is managed by the Incident Support Section (ISS70) within the Department of Homeland Security, with the point of contact being Contract Specialist Marolyn S. Cross. The solicitation number associated with this action is W455155Y, and the applicable NAICS code is 451110, which covers Sporting Goods Stores and related health and fitness services. The service is focused on supporting the well-being of FEMA staff through commercial contract arrangements and is aligned with simplified acquisition procedures under federal contracting guidelines.