X--Rent Training Facilities in Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management at the National Interagency Fire Center is seeking to rent a comprehensive training facility to conduct law enforcement in-service training from April 17 to April 19, 2002. The facility must include classrooms, a restaurant or dining room, lodging, shooting ranges, a driving track, and a physical fitness area, all within the same complex and within walking distance. The government plans to use Simplified Acquisition Procedures and intends to negotiate exclusively with Evergreen Air Center located at Pinal Air Center in Marana, Arizona, citing it as the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency’s requirements. This justification for other than full and open competition has been formally prepared. The contract, titled "X--Rent Training Facilities in Arizona," was posted on March 1, 2002, by the Department of the Interior’s National Operations Center based in Denver, Colorado. The procurement strategy involves a sole source negotiation under FAR 6.302-1, emphasizing the unique capability of the identified provider to fulfill the agency’s needs within the specified short timeframe. The solicitation does not specify set-aside classifications or NAICS codes, focusing instead on the specialized nature of the training environment required for law enforcement personnel.