GYPSY RACKS, ROOF RACKS, FIFTY CALIBER MACHINE GUN SPARE BARREL HOLDERS

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO Southern California Gold Products, for Gypsy Racks II with Straps and Gypsy Roof Racks in full-man,4-man and 2-man ] lengths and Fifty Caliber Machine Gun Spare Barrel Holders UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302-1. Southern California Gold Products holds patents or has patents pending for these products. Southern California Gold Products, PO Box 1933 Camarillo, California 93011,estimate award amount $119,007.50 This is not a request for proposals or request for quotations. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify t heir interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the items sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror's ability to meet all requirements. The government will consider all EOIs received prior to 28 October 2003 by noon PST on that date. 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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. EOIs sent via the U.S. Postal Service should be mailed to: Regional Contracting Office-Southwest, Attn: Kimberly Johnson, P O Bo x 1609, Oceanside, CA 92051-1609. EOIs sent via Federal Express or hand carried must be delivered to: Regional Contracting Office-Southwest, USMC, Attn: Kimberly Johnson, Bldg. 22180, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055, during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EOIs may be submitted via facsimile to Attn: Kimberly Johnson at +1 (555) 000-0000. The facsimile transmission must clearly identify this notice and the name of the contracting officer on the first page. Submitters bear the burden of ensuring that the EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on time and should allow a reasonable time for facsimile transmissions to be completed. All pages of the transmission must reach the office before the deadline specified and pages of a facsimile transmission that arrive in the office after the specified deadline will not be considered. The sub mitter bears the risk of non-receipt of facsimile transmissions and should confirm by telephone that any facsimile was received . This purchase will be under FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Award will be made no later than 03 November 2003. Point of contact for this purchase is Kimberly Johnson +1 (555) 000-0000 or Msgt William Hepler +1 (555) 000-0000