--2004 Antiterrorism Conference

The Defense Contracting Command  Washington, on behalf of the Office of the Provost Marshall intends to award a purchase order to Howard Associates, Alexandria, VA for conference management services for the 2004 Antiterrorism Conference to be held 2 5-29 October 2004 in Charleston, SC. Howard Associates is the only contractor with the knowledge of the requirements of the conference to completely plan and manage all aspects of the conference in this extremely short timeframe. The proposed contract ac tion is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within ten days of the date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Governmen t. See note 22.