23--Fleet of leased passenger buses and a utility truck.

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring the dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). The Army Contracting Command - National Capital Region (ACC-NCR) at Hoffman II, on behalf of the Pentagon Motor Operations Division, intends to contract for a lease of commercial buses and other commercial service vehicles. The lease will provide a lease for a fleet of vehicles listed below. These vehicles shall be used by the government 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to provide transportation for the Motor Operations Division customers for the term of the contract. The contractor shall furnish the necessary vehicles, repair parts and other services necessary for a period of two (2) months from 1 June 2012 through 31 July 2012. Vehicles to be leased: (16) 24-Passenger Buses (2) 30-Passenger Buses (2) 18-Passenger Handicap Accessible Buses (1) 2009 GMC TC5500 Crew Cap w/ 16ft Box Truck This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide the requested items or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by notice close date and time noted below. Written responses to this Notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement as of 1 June 2012. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. ACC-NCR will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. Please email Shannon Welch at [email protected] with responses or questions regarding this requirement. This notice will close on 24 May 2012 at 12:00 p.m., local time, Washington D.C.