Notice of Intent to Sole Source

DESC: Notice of intent to award a sole source contract to United States Marine Corps Historical Company to provide twelve historical Marine Corps uniforms, to include uniforms from the following eras: Continental Marine Regulation Dress (1775, The American Revolution), Marine 1805 Service Dress (1814, The War of 1812), 1839 Marine Fatigue Dress, (1847, The Mexican-American War), Marine 1859 Undress Dress (1863, The American Civil War), Confederate States Marine 1861 Undress Dress, (1863, The American Civil War), 1898 Field Service Marine Dress (1900 Spanish American War), Winter Service Field Marine (1918, World War One), 1926 Marine Summer Field Service (1931, Banana Wars), 1941 Pacific Marine Utility Uniform (1943, World War Two), 1943 Women's Summer Service Uniform (1944, World War Two), 1947 Marine Cold Weather Gear (1951, Korean War -Chosin Reservoir), 1965 Jungle Utility Uniform (1968 Vietnam War) to be delivered to Marine Forces Korea. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI), 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 services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government will consider all EOIs received prior to 30 September 2008 before 1200 HST 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 procure! ment. EOIs sent via the US Postal Service should be mailed to Commanding General, Regional Contracting Office, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Box 63063 (Attn: Sgt Aaron Ware), Kaneohe bay, HI 96863-3063. EOIs sent via Federal Express or hand carried must be delivered to Regional Contracting Office Hawaii, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, BLDG 209, Kaneohe, HI 96863 during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 7:00am and 3:30pm. EOIs may be submitted via facsimile to: Attn: Sgt Aaron Ware @ +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 transmission to be completed. All pages of the transmission must reach the office before the deadline specified and pages of the facsimile transmission that arrive in the office after the specifie! d deadline will not be considered. The submitter bears the risk of non-receipt of facsimile transmission and should confirm by telephone that any facsimile was received. This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. See Note 22. The anticipated award date is September 30, 2008. Point of contact for this procurement is Sgt Aaron Ware, +1 (555) 000-0000.