R--Marketing - Salt Lake City Bees (minor league baseball)

The government intends to award a sole source contract to the Salt Lake Bees, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, for marketing and advertising services during the 2012 Salt Lake Bees baseball season. This action is authorized under FAR 13.501 and is being conducted without full and open competition, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. The notice serves as the only opportunity for other firms to express interest or demonstrate why competition may be beneficial, requiring interested parties to submit written evidence to Jennifer Shaw by April 12, 2012, by 5:00 P.M. MST. The contract is identified under solicitation number W91J0W20730401 and falls under the NAICS code 541890, which relates to marketing services. The Department of Defense Office, specifically the W7N3 Uspfo Activity Utah Army National Guard based in Draper, Utah, is responsible for this procurement. The government's decision to forgo competition will be based solely on the responses received, and the notice clarifies that this decision remains at the government's discretion.