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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, under the National Park Service, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Fontana Village, Inc. to provide boat taxi services for cemetery visitations across Lake Fontana. Fontana Village is identified as the only responsible source capable of delivering the required transportation, which involves shuttling visitors to and from predetermined locations on the lake’s North Shore. The contractor must supply all labor, tools, equipment, materials, and supervision, ensuring that at least two Coast Guard-compliant boats are available, one of which must legally carry at least 25 passengers. These boats must also be equipped to protect passengers from adverse weather and include ramp devices for safe boarding. This procurement is a Small Business Set-Aside classified under NAICS code 483212, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Although this notice is not a solicitation for proposals, interested parties may submit capability statements, including cost information, to demonstrate their ability to provide the service. Submissions are to be emailed to the designated contract specialist by the specified deadline, with the understanding that the government will use the information to determine whether competitive procurement is appropriate. The sole source negotiation is justified under FAR 6.302 as Fontana Village, Inc. is the only known capable provider.

General Info

Sole source contract with Fontana Village for boat taxi services at Lake Fontana cemetery visits.

Agency

Department Of The Interior → Dsc Contracting Services Division

NAICS

483212 - Inland Water Passenger Transportation

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

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PostedMar 26

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Dsc Contracting Services Division

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeDenver, CO, 80225, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Dsc Contracting Services Division

Office AddressDenver, CO, 80225, USA

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Full Description

Fontana Cemetery Visitation Taxi Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Great Smoky Mountains National Park of The National Park Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 6.302) with Fontana Village, Inc., Hwy 28 Fontana Dam, Fontana Dam, NC 28733-6105 as the only responsible source that can provide services to perform a: boat taxi service for cemetery visitations. The services required are as follows: The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supervision required to provide transportation for cemetery visitation. This activity entails a vendor picking up cemetery visitors and shuttling them back and forth across Lake Fontana to predetermined locations on the North Shore of Fontana Lake. The contractor shall have at least two transportation boats available for visitations that meet all coast guard permitting requirements and are set up to provide protection from weather, (For example seating area is covered and has removable side curtains for weather events). One of the transportation boats must have the legal carrying capacity of at least 25 guests. Transportation boats must have ramp type device(s) to safely load passengers at all pickups/stops. The set-aside restrictions for this requirement is: Small Business Set-A-Side. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 483212 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same services. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based on the above information, the only organization known which can provide technically acceptable services is Fontana Village Inc. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) To: Laurie Sherrod, Contract Specialist. Email contact@example.gov. Fax quotes may be sent to +1 (555) 000-0000 Attn: Laurie Sherrod. Email statements are preferred. Statements are due not later than 1:00 P.M. EST on 28 March 2014. No phone calls accepted.