V -- Shuttle Bus Services

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to negotiate a follow-on contract to continue the operation of shuttle bus services between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, South Building and West End Court at 22nd Street, NW with Priority One Services, Inc. Follow-on services to begin April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003. FSIS is continuing this effort in order to minimize disruption of services until a new contract is awarded under the Javits-Wagner-O-Day (JWOD) Act Program. FSIS anticipates the JWOD contract to be in place October 1, 2003. The follow-on procurement will be processed under the authority of 41 USC253(c )(1), only one responsible sources. This notice of intent is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. No telephone inquiries. See numbered note 22. NOTE: However, FSIS is allowing 5 days for response to be considered versus dates noted in note 22.