SPECIAL NOTICE
93 -- Soft Tarp System - Sole Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336212
— Truck Trailer Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Continuity Branch, 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, State Route 601, Bluemont, Virginia, 20135, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20135
- Solicitation Number
- W444653Y
- Archive Date
- 7/5/2014
- Point of Contact
- Sandra J Hawkins, Phone: 540-542-5282
- E-Mail Address
-
sandra.hawkins@dhs.gov
(sandra.hawkins@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justification This Notice of Intent is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP) for competitive proposals; however, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to award a sole source purchase order based on the authority of FAR 6.302.1 "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." FAR 6.302-1 (b)(1) states this authority shall be used, :When there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the agency's minimum needs can only be satisfied by - (i) Unique supplies or services available from only one source or only one supplier with unique capabilities...". FEMA intends to award this contract to Load Covering Solutions for Sliding Tarp Systems which is considered commercial supplies in accordance with FAR Part 2. This action is being performed in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) which states, "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source,..., and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for." A Sole Source Justification submitted by the contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and approved by the Contracting Officer is on File in FEMA's National Continuity Acquisitions Branch office and attached to this notice. DHS/FEMA/MERS have a requirement to purchase sliding tarp systems for disaster use vehicles. Load Covering Solutions is the only manufacturer of this tarp system uniquely designed for each vehicle to meet our requirements. However, any company capable of providing an equivalent item may submit a detailed capabilities statement in order to allow the Government to perform an evaluation of your proposed capabilities/qualifications. This information should be emailed to Sandra.hawkins@fema.dhs.gov or faxed to 540-542-2631, no later than 5:30 PM on June 20, 2014. Capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple Delivery Locations, United States
- Record
- SN03386226-W 20140607/140605234631-6ca094a6731dafc99bfd95c0dbe29e83 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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