R--Appraisal Services, Cat Island, MS. USACE, Mobile District is requesting appraisal report for the purpose of estimating the Market Value (MV) for the fee simple estate for two parcels of vacant land.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The Mobile District, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) quote. Only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements for the appraisal Cat Island, MS, Parcels C & E. The USACE Mobile intends to request a quote from Real Property Analysts, Inc. (RPA), 2433 Lee Road, Winter Park, FL 32789-1755. The overall goal of is use the appraisal and later the title of the property on Cat Island. The appraisal will likely be completed 60 days after award, and delivered to the Mobile District, USACE. Product Service Code is R411, NAICS Code is 431320, and size standard is $7.5 Million. The sole source determination based on the Cat Island appraisals completed by RPA dating back to July 2010. Without all the data previously gathered by RPA, the cost of another company completing this task would likely double the anticipated price from a vendor without the knowledge already accrued from RPA and thus without resulting in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may express their interest, accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than November 28, 2014. Responses should be sent to [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Contracting Office Address: US Army Engineer District, Mobile, AL 109 St. Joseph Street Mobile, AL 36602 Point of Contact Jason B. Meyers Contracting Specialist 251-694-4108