--Intent to award without competition

The Fort Drum Directorate of Contracting intends to award a firm fixed price contract (W911S2-08-P-0290) on a sole source basis to New England Woodcraft, Inc. for furniture hardware replacement parts. The statutory authority permitting other-than-full-and-open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting Competition, and is based on only one source is reasonably available. This action will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and awarded under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. No Request for Quotes (RFQ) will be issued based on this notice. The size standard for the NAICS Code is 500 employees. Interested parties may identify their interest in, and capability to respond to, the requirement by submitting documentation indicating their capabilities and qualifications to perform this effort to the identified point of contact no later than 29 September 2008 at 12:00 Noon EST. The information received will be considered solely for informational purposes and the Government will not pay for such information received. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract will be based on responses to this notice and is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of Contact: Contract Specialist Andrea Mason, who can be reached at: 315-772-7592. Please email any responses to this notice to the Fort Drum DOC at [email protected]