National Pipeline Emergency Response Awareness Program

The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) intends to issue a purchase order on a sole source basis to the National Volunteer Fire Council for a requirement to develop and educate a national pipeline emergency response awareness program specifically targeting the volunteer fire service community within each state. The order will be issued using other than full and open competition procedures in accordance FAR 6.3 and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) [formerly 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice is does not constitute a request for proposal, or a commitment on the part of the government to issue a solicitation for the services identified below. Offerors are advised the government will not pay for information submitted in response to this request for qualifications, nor will it compensate offerors for any costs incurred in the development/submission of its qualifications package. Should there be an entity which performs similar services in nature, they should contact Nadine Graham by 3:30pm EST on June 9, 2017 or via email at: [email protected], phone calls are unacceptable. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. A determination not to compete this proposed action based on any response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the contracting officer. For details see Attachment 1 (SOW). This is a Public Announcement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 5.2. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) intends to issue an award on the sole sources bases for this requirement.