J -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: F73HOS41460100.

The 3rd Contracting Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska plans to award a sole source purchase order to Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, Inc. for a service and maintenance contract covering FUJI computed radiology units and laser printers. This procurement will proceed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is considered an Other Than Full and Open Competition acquisition, authorized by federal regulations. The anticipated award date is October 1, 2004, and this notice serves only to inform interested parties rather than soliciting competitive bids or proposals. The government reserves the sole discretion to decide whether or not to pursue competitive procurement based on any feedback received. Responses to this notice are intended only to assist the government in making that determination. The deadline for submissions is September 13, 2004, at 2:00 PM Alaska Standard Time. For further information, contacts are provided for TSgt Eduardo Alfaro and Leslie Strand at Elmendorf AFB, with phone numbers and email addresses available. The contract falls under NAICS code 541922 and is managed by the Department of Defense office located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.