S--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source (3-6 month) Bridge Contract for continued support of the Natural Gas Distribution System, at Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract This is a notification that the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Sam Houston (FSH) intends to award a sole-source, 3-6 month firm-fixed price bridge contract under statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, quote mark Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements quote mark to OMEGA Pipeline Inc. for the continued operation and maintenance of the Natural Gas Distribution System at Fort Leonard Wood MO. OMEGA is the current owner and operator of the system under contract number W911S7-05-D-0012, awarded on 1 February 2005 in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2688, Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority. The privatization action transferred ownership, and the requirement to perform operations, maintenance, repair and replacement services, and develop and implement capital improvement projects for the natural gas distribution system. The current contract expires 31 Jan 2015. The bridge contract is intended to insure support through the winter months. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 221210 Natural Gas Distribution with a small business size standard of 500 employees. OMEGA is classified as a small business under this NAICS. In performing these services the Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, management, supervision, permits, equipment, supplies, materials, transportation, and any other incidental services for the complete ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, upgrades and improvements to this Utility System. The Contractor will be responsible for providing adequate, dependable and safe gas service (including propane-air and natural gas).This will include all purchases and transportation of natural gas from the source of production or sale to the master meter at the gate and then distribution to the end of Contractor's distribution system on-post. It will also include the purchase and supply of propane for, and the production of propane-air from, the propane-air plant, and the adequate mixing of propane-air and natural gas for adequate, dependable and safe gas service. This notice is not a request for quotations. The contractor identified is the only known source for the subject requirement. Reponses to this notification will be used to determine if bona fide competition exists. The Government will not pay for information submitted. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement action, based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Reponses are limited to five pages 8.5 x 11, font size 12. Responses are due: 2:00 PM CST, 21 November 2014, and are to be submitted via email to: MARIE O'DONNELL Contracting Officer Energy and Environmental Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) MICC-Ft. Sam Houston (FSH) Local Office-Fort Leavenworth, KS 327 Pope Avenue EMAIL:contact@example.gov Electronic submissions are subject to the following constraints: E-mail file may not be larger than 5 Mega Byte (MB) (applicable to e-mail submission only). Multiple e-mails are acceptable. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.