--Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Purchase Order

NUMBERED NOTE (22): In accordance with FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency, the Army Contracting Agency (ACA), Contract Center of Excellence (CCE), intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Sole Source Emergency Bridge Purchase Order to The Davey Tree Expert Company, 1500 North Mantua Street, Kent, OH for General Grounds Maintenance Services to support Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). Procurement of the follow-on requirement is currently under Solicitation No. W91WAW-07-R-0022. Specific items required for this Emergency Bridge Purchase Order are mowing and trimming of the entire cemetery, pre and post-burial gravesite care, sodding of graves, filling of graves, floral arrangement pick-up, trash removal, leaf removal, snow and ice removal, ceremonial clean-up, and edging of curbs. The period of performance will be a one (1) month base and two (2) one month option periods. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES, however; any firm that believes it can meet the requirement may pr ovide written notification to the Point of Contact (POC) not later than June 26, 2007. Supporting evidence must be furnished in SUFFICIENT detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements listed above. Responses received will be evaluate d; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion for the Government. If no responses are received, the Government will proceed with the sole source aw ard. Responses are due no later than 8:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time, June 26, 2007. Responses must be submitted via e-mail to contact@example.gov. Telephone requests or inquiries WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.