NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO DIAMONDBACK FIRE & RESUCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO: Diamondback Fire & Rescue. UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. Requirement: Perform annual preventative maintenance on (8) AMKUS Extrication Equipment Sets, and emergency equipment repairs on an as needed basis. The contractor's address is: Diamondback Fire & Rescue, 35080 Linda Rosea Rd., Temecula, CA 92592-9529. The total value of this contract is expected to be under $50,000.00. This contract will be for a period of one base year and four option years. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the items sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the Government is available. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror's ability to meet all requirements. The Government will consider all EOIs received prior to 10 days after the date of publication of this synopsis, before 4:00 p.m. PDT on that date. 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. EOIs sent via the U.S. Postal Service should be mailed to: Regional Contracting-SW, PO Box 1609, Oceanside, CA 92051. EOIs sent via Federal Express or hand carried must be delivered to Regional Contracting Office USMC, Building 22180 MCB, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EOIs may be submitted via facsimile to Attn: Kevin Ham at +1 (555) 000-0000. The facsimile transmission must clearly identify this notice and the name of the contracting officer on the first page. Submitters bear the burden of ensuring that the EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on time and should allow a reasonable time for facsimile transmissions to be completed. All pages of the transmission must reach the office before the deadline specified and pages of a facsimile transmission that arrive in the office after the specified deadline will not be considered. The submitter bears the risk of non-receipt of facsimile transmissions and should confirm by telephone that any facsimile was received. This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.302-1. The anticipated award date is October 01, 2007. Point of contact for this purchase is Kevin Ham +1 (555) 000-0000.