--NOTICE OF INTEND TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT

The Department of Defense at Fort Carson, Colorado, intends to award a sole source procurement to ADS, Inc., located in Virginia Beach, VA, for the purchase of a Long Range Acoustical Device. This procurement is being conducted on a sole source basis due to the urgent requirement and the fact that ADS, Inc. is the sole distributor of the specified equipment. The notice clarifies that no formal solicitation has been issued, and this announcement does not constitute a request for proposals or quotations. Interested parties are informed that no contract will be awarded based on responses to this notice alone; rather, it serves to identify if any other sources are available that may offer a more advantageous solution to the Government. The Government will consider any written submissions demonstrating comparable capabilities, which must be received by close of business on February 7, 2005, addressed to Tyrone Wescott. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained, and the absence of affirmative written responses will result in the contract award being made without further notice. The discretion to compete or not compete this procurement remains solely with the Government. The procurement falls under NAICS code 453998 and is managed by the W6QM Micc office at Fort Carson.