--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT

The Department of Defense, specifically the W6QM Micc-ft Carson office located at Fort Carson, Colorado, intends to award a sole source purchase order to BASE-X SHELTER in Fairfield, Virginia, for the acquisition of a Hexagonal Dome Tent. This procurement is being pursued without a formal solicitation because of the urgency of the need. The notice clarifies that it is not a request for proposals or quotations, no solicitation documents will be provided, and telephone inquiries will not be entertained. The purpose of this notice is to determine if there are any comparable sources or offers that may be more beneficial to the government. If no affirmative written response demonstrating alternative sources or comparable offers is received by the close of business on April 18, 2005, the purchase order will be awarded directly to BASE-X SHELTER without further competition. The government reserves full discretion to decide whether or not to compete the procurement based on responses to this notice. Interested parties are instructed to submit detailed capabilities for consideration by the specified deadline to the attention of Tyrone Wescott at the address provided. The contract number associated with this notice is USA-SNOTE-050412-002, and the relevant industry classification is NAICS 314912.