38--Notice Of Intent to Sole Source

Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Installation Contracting Office, Fort Gordon, GA intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with Caterpillar Co for a CAT 924K Wheel Loader vehicle for DPTMS, Ft Gordon GA. The Ft Gordon Range Division currently owns all the attachments for the CAT 924K Wheel Loader intended use. Caterpillar vehicles have specific attachments for multiple uses. The currently owned stocks of attachments are in good condition. It is not in the best interest of the Government to make additional purchases of attachments for another brand when the Government already has usable equipment to fit the CAT 924K. This brand of equipment is only available from one source in the Fort Gordon Territory per Caterpillar Company policy with regard to protected distribution territories.. A determination not to compete this requirement was made pursuant to of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-6(a), Limiting Sources. The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial Test Item Program procedures in FAR Part 12. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and a solicitation will not be issued. If no affirmative written responses are received by 29 September 2014, award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses may be submitted to [email protected].