Inflatable Fire Safety Bouncy House

The 366th Contracting Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID intends to negotiate and award a sole source firm-fixed-price purchase order to Scherba Industries (doing business as Inflatable Images), 2880 Interstate Pkwy, Brunswick, OH, 44212-4322 1655 under authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Inflatable Images is the only known source that provides a fire truck slide as an integrated feature of the fire safety house. Two separate units are not acceptable to maintain a confined footprint and to manage activities without increasing equipment and personnel needed to manage its use. Inflatable Images also provided a policy letter stating the inflatable fire safety house the Government requires is patented and can only be provided by Inflatable Images. This document does not constitute a solicitation for offers. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. No contract award will be made based on responses received. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 17 September 2012. All offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (http://www.ccr.gov) in order to be eligible for award (note: CCR is now combined with the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov), If you had an active record in CCR, you have an active record in SAM. You do not need to do anything in SAM at this time, unless a change in your business circumstances requires a change in SAM in order for you to be paid or to receive an award. If you are not registered in CCR you will need to register in SAM to meet the requirements found in the applicable provisions and clauses related to CCR registration. Registration requires a DUNS number and may take up to three weeks to process. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. Instructions for registering are available at the SAM website. AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is applicable. The ACC Ombudsman is Lt Col Kristian Ellingsen, 129 Andrews Street Langley AFB, VA 23665, Phone Number: (757)764-5372, Fax Number: (757)764-4400, Email Address: kristian.ellingsen@langley.af.mil