56--H BRACE PANEL AND ANGLE END BRACE

The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California State Office, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, intends to award a sole source purchase order contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy any agency requirements. The proposed action is for the procurement of H brace panels and Angle end Brace for the BLM Eagle Lake Field Office. The proposed source is Easy Fence LLC, 2727 West 1500 South, Aberdeen, ID 83210-1736. The National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the requirement is 332999 - All other miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, Size Standard 750 employees. This action will result in a Firm Fixed Price contract. This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. BLM has only one known source for this procurement that is in the Governments best interest. No solicitation or Request for Quote (RFQ) is available for this procurement. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Nevertheless, any firm or individual that believes it is capable of meeting the BLM requirement described herein may submit a response; which, if received within two business days of the date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this posting must be submitted via email. No phone calls will be accepted. The point of contact for action is Traci D. Thaler ([email protected]). Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capability statement no later than June 20, 2013 at 3 PM, Pacific Daylight Time. A determination not to compete the described purchase order is based upon responses to this notice and is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government. Any questions or comments should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Traci D. Thaler, via e-mail. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements by the date and time set, BLM shall make award on sole source basis to Easy Fence, LLC.