R -- DOC/ITA Intention to Sole Source to Gutierrez Global, LLC

The Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 252(c)(1) this acquisition will be conducted utilizing the procedures in FAR Subpart 12 and FAR Part 6.302-1 (b)(1)(i) with the Gutierrez Global, LLC. The Government anticipates the award of a Fixed Price contract for strategic advice and consulting services to the Secretary of Commerce and the International Trade Administration in relation to the development of the Freedom Fund, the trade relationships between the U.S. and Cuba and trade relationships in Latin America as they relate to Cuba. A formal Request for Quotation is currently not available. The associated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541618 and business size standard is $6.5M. All responsible sources may submit a statement of technical capabilities which shall be considered by the agency. Information submitted in response to this notice must be in sufficient detail to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirement. Responses or questions resulting from this notice may be submitted via email to Matthew Courtad at matthew.courtad@noaa.gov, no later than 12:00pm EST, December 26, 2007. Failure to submit documentation will result in the Government proceeding as stated above. A determination by the Government not to open competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Reference: "Consulting Services for DOC/ITA" in your response. SEE NOTE 22 (with the exception of the number of days to read "7").