--Intent to Award Sole Source Follow-On

The Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE), representing Arlington National Cemetery, plans to award a sole source contract to Global Resource Group, Inc., located at 1235 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA. The contractor will be responsible for providing comprehensive landscape services, including personnel, equipment, tools, materials, and supervision, primarily at the U.S. Soldiers and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. This procurement will follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, which allows contracting without competition when there is only one responsible source. While this notice is not a call for competitive proposals, the Government welcomes capability statements of no more than five pages by 10:00 a.m. on October 17, 2008, but any decision to forego competition remains at the Government’s sole discretion. The contract solicitation number is W81XLC82750042000 and falls under NAICS code 561730, indicating landscaping services. The Department of Defense, through the W6QK Adap Support Office based at Fort Belvoir, VA, manages the contracting process. Interested parties seeking further information or wishing to submit capability statements should contact Ms. Stephanie Goe, Contract Specialist, via email. This sole source award reflects the Government’s intent to ensure continuity and quality in maintaining the landscape at historic national cemeteries while keeping open the possibility for future competitive procurements should evidence suggest a competitive process would benefit the Government.