--SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TO ACER EXHIBITS & EVENTS LCC FOR EXHIBIT HANDLING, CAD DRAWINGS AND INSTALLATION/DISMANTALING SUPERVISION SERVICES FOR THE NSBE 2009 CAREER FAIR.

The U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command Contracting Center Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with the ACER Exhibits & Events LLC, 4610 Mercedes Dr. Ste 210, Belcamp, MD 21017-1223. The contractor shall provide services including outbound/inbound exhibit handling, provide copies of CAD drawing, provide supervision of installation and dismantling of the exhibit for the 2009 National Society of Black Engineers Career Fair in Las Vegas, NV from March 25-29, 2009. ACER Exhibits & Events is the designer and manufacturer of the RDECOM Exhibit. Only they possess the knowledge of the exhibit to provide the CAD drawing and supervise installation and dismantling. The exhibit is currently stored at the ACER facility so they must provide inbound/outbound handling. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 561920 and the size standard is $7.0 million. Interested persons may identify their interest, in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later that 1:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, March 18, 2009. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is Emily Carter, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected].