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Z -- INTENT TO ISSUE A MODIFICATION TO EXISTING CONTRACT FOR REHABILITATION OF CARRIAGE ROADS TO ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. POC Richard J. Armenia, Contract Specialist, 617/223-5155. The National Park Service intends to issue a modification to its existing contract with Harold A. MacQuinn Inc. for rehabilitation of approximately two (2) additional miles of historic carriage roads in Acadia National Park. Harold MacQuinn Inc. is now completing the work of restoring twenty (20) miles of carriage roads under the current contract for which it successfully competed. During the design phase for rehabilitation of the carriage roads, the Government spent considerable time and expense to develop the appropriate specifications for the aggregate materials required to rehabilitate the carriage roads. To do the work of the present contract, Harold MacQuinn Inc. purchased and modified existing aggregate crushing, processing and blending equipment to create a facility which would produce aggregate materials meeting the Government's minimum requirements. By utilizing the current contractor as the sole source for the additional 2 miles of road rehabilitation, the Government will benefit by those efforts already expended to secure the specialized aggregate materials required by the contract. The work required under this additional procurement is identical to the work the contractor is currently performing. Harold MacQuinn Inc. owns the source (basic raw materials) and produces the highly specializedaggregate materials required for rehabilitation of the carriage roads. Because of the contractor's mining, processing facilities and highly specialized equipment, an award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Based on the response to the competitive bidding process for the current project and knowledge of the local sources, there are currently no other known area sources available to provide large quantities of specialized aggregate materials. Harold MacQuinn Inc. possesses the facilities necessary for completion of the additional work and possesses considerable knowledge, expertise, and experience in the rehabilitation of the carriage roads in Acadia National Park. This is not a request for proposals. See Numbered Note 22. (201)

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