76 -- Advertising with the Colorado Springs Visitor's Guide

Operational Contracting, US Air Force Academy intends to award a sole source purchase order utilizing simplified acquisition procedures to the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau for the purchase of advertising space in the 2007 edition of the Official Visitors Guide.The Convention and Visitors Bureau is the only source for the Official Visitors Guide. This item is an annual publication. Over 250,000 copies are mailed to consumers outside the Pikes Peak region and another 300,000 copies are distributed within the Greater Colorado Springs metropolitan area. Supplies and/or services are available from only one responsible source. No other type of supply or service will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. If no response is received by December 4, 2006 to the effect that comparable supplies and/or services are available that would be more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these supplies and or services though a sole source procurement with the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau a sole source award will be made.