V--Armored Vehicle Services for Transporting Fee Revenues from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii to First Hawaiian Bank, Hilo, Hawaii.

The National Park Service plans to award a sole source contract to Loomis Fargo & Company for armored vehicle services to securely transport daily fee revenue deposits from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to the First Hawaiian Bank in Hilo, Hawaii. The service will operate Monday through Friday, excluding national holidays, and the contract will cover one base year with an option for an additional year. Although this notice is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, interested firms may express their interest and capability or submit quotes within 15 days of the announcement's publication. The government will consider all responses to determine whether a competitive procurement is necessary, but the final decision on proceeding with a sole source purchase order rests entirely with the government. The contract is managed by the Department of the Interior's Dsc Contracting Services Division, based in Denver, Colorado. This contract focuses specifically on providing secure transport services for fee revenue deposits from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to the designated First Hawaiian Bank location in Hilo. Potential competitors are encouraged to respond promptly, but the government has noted that responses are primarily for assessing the need for competition rather than forming a solicitation. The opportunity was publicly posted on October 2, 2003, under solicitation number DOI-SNOTE-031002-003.