NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c) (1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Reference Number is 12345JBCHSWSWATER. The 628th Contracting Squadron, 101 E. Hill Blvd., Charleston AFB SC, requires water utility service on the Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina. The 628th Contracting Squadron intends to make an award to Charleston Water Systems, PO Box B, Charleston SC, 29402. Market research was performed and information gathered in determining this company to be the only source for this requirement in the US. In accordance with FAR Part 5.207-13(e) Fed Biz Ops Numbered Note 22 applies and is modified to read: The 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 parties may identify their interest and capability to response to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by the appointed due date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposal 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. The Justification for the Sole Source follows: Charleston Water System is the current water service provider for the Northside Mainbase, South Annex, Bike Path Lighting, Redbank Rd, Virginia Ave, Marrington Club House and Stables located on the Joint Base Charleston Weapons Station. Charleston Water System is the only known company currently capable of providing the required service at the required service locations. The government cannot accept any delays in service that may require the establishment of a new service provider in the specified areas. Therefore, this acquisition is for a utility contract to ensure continued distribution of water and sewer service. The following provisions and/or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors'Commercial Items. FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities. FAR52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alt I. FAR 52.204-4 Printed Copied Double-Sided or Recycled paper. FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor. FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. FAR 52.222-35Equal Opportunity for Disabled Veterans. Veterans of the Vietnam Era or Other Eligible Veterans. FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with disabilities. FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans-. FAR52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. FAR 52.222-.33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. FAR 52.233-4 Applicable law for Breach of Contracts. FAR 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Required Central Contractor Registration Alternate A. DFARS 252.212-7001 Disclosure of Ownership or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country. DFARS 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Ownership or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country. DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Items. DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program. DFARS 252.225-7002 Qualifying country sources as Subcontractors. DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payments Requests and Receiving Reports. DFARS 252.243-7002 Request for Equitable Adjustments, DFARS 252.247-7023 Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea, Alternate III. AFFARS 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (NOV 2012) (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern. (b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a076/a76_rev2003.pdf ) performance decisions). (c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA ombudsmen, Gregory S. O'Neal, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Dr., Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, email: gregory.oneal@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU or AFISRA level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2397, facsimile number (571) 256-2431. (d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency. (e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer. FAR 52.219-28 Post Award small business Program Representation. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by reference. With the following two fill-ins: http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR 52.252-6 with the following fill in: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 48 CFR Chapter 2. DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Deviation. AFFARS 5352.223-9000 Elimination of use of Class Ozone Depleting Substances. Clauses maybe accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ , and at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at http://wawf.eb.mil . Response to this notice must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by 20 June 2013, no later than 1200 NOON Eastern Standard Time. Requests should be marked with Reference Number 12345JBCHSWSWATER. Address questions to Terry Harrelson, Contract Specialist, at (843) 963-5182, fax (843) 963-5183, email: terry.harrelson.1@us.af.mil or Tamara Kostos, Contracting Officer, Phone (843) 963-5158, email tamara.kostos@us.af.mil . For more opportunities, visit http://www.selltoairforce.org, and http://www.sba.gov.
