NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Mission and Instillation Contracting Command Fort Jackson intends to make a sole source award to Leads Online located at 6900 Dallas Parkway, Suite 825, Plano, TX, United States 75024 for LeadsOnline subscription at Fort Jackson. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c) (1) and FAR 6.302. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) Soliciting from a single source authorized by FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals. However all proposals received by the appointed due date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposal based upon responses to this notice 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. The justification for the sole source requirements as follows: Leads Online is the sole provider of secure electronic transmission of pawn, secondhand, scrap metal, and eBay records which does not require business owners to change store software and adapts to virtually all store systems in place today. Leads Online is the nation's largest web-based system used by law enforcement to investigate crimes involving property from burglary/theft to narcotics and homicide. Thousands of businesses that receive merchandise from the public upload their transactions regularly to Leads Online. Response to this notice must be received via email by 9 July 2012, no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Requests should be marked with Reference Leads Online Subscription. Address questions to Veronica C. Murphy, Contract Specialist, at (803) 751-4673, email:
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