Ormiston Gravel Pit Aggregates - Notice of intent to award sole source

The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Acquisition Management, San Juan national Forest intends to award a sole source contract to Montezuma County for aggregates crushed in the Forest owned Ormiston gravel pit for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, San Juan national Forest. The pit is owned by the forest service and is under agreement/license for operation by Montezuma County. No other entity is authorized to crush on that site. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) (FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)) only one source reasonably available based on the current agreement. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotes; however, all responsible sources, may submit a quotation and technical capabilities, which, if received within 15 calendar days of publication of this notice shall be considered by the Government. All responses must be submitted to the Government primary point of contact at the contracting office address shown below. If no written responses are received after the publication of this notice the contract will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.