9 MONTH BRIDGE CONTRACT-SOLE SOURCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE The Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Contracts Management Division at 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314, hereby formally announces the intent to award a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis to CoventBridge USA Inc. The contractor will be required to provide investigative services which includes travel to all retail stores identified in the assigned request for investigation (RFI) issued weekly. The proposed contract action is for services for which Food and Nutrition Services intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C - 1901, as implemented by FAR 13.500(a) and 13.501(a). This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals; however, all interested persons that identify to the Contracting Officer their intent and capabilities to satisfy the Government's requirement within 3 calendar days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. For specific questions, please contact the Contract Specialist, Pawlos Girmay at pawlos.girmay@usda.gov or the Contracting Officer, Antoine Boissonniere at antoine.boissonniere@usda.gov.