Intent to Sole Source

Notice of intent to award a sole source requirement to: Houston Chronicle Newspaper. U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Area Port of Houston (Air) is responsible for guaranteeing due process when the government seizes property. All parties of interest must have the opportunity to file a claim to the property and prove ownership of same. As part of the administrative forfeiture path outlined in 19 U.S.C. 1607, CBP must advertise the seizure by either posting the ad in a public location for viewing or by publishing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation in the Customs port and in the judicial district where the property was seized. This proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals to be used for consideration of future requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and an RFQ will not be issued, however, all proposals received by the closing date and time will be reviewed and used for future requirements. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any vendor who wishes to submit a proposal for future consideration should email their company's capabilities information to the attention of Mistelle Watkins no later than 12:00 noon EST, January 28, 2011 at contact@example.gov. ONLY EMAIL RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.