M -- EXTENSION OF CONTRACT DECA02-97-D-0021

This synopsis is notification of the Agency intent to extend contract DECA02-97-D-0021 for a period of two (2) months from March 1, 2003 through April 30, 2003, to the incumbent contractor - Military Deli Bakery Services, 2037 Mount Vernon, Ponoma CA 91768. A competitive contract was originally awarded in June 1997 for supplies and deli-bakery services to commissaries located in Alaska and Hawaii. The extension is performed under the same terms and conditions as the existing contract. The contract type is a Requirements Type. The extension will provide uninterrupted services of the delicatessen and bakery resale operations at the following stores, Anchorage Area, Eielson & Fort Wainwright, AK and Hickam, Kaneohe Bay, Pearl Harbor & Schoefield Barracks, HI pending the award of the new contract. This action is accomplished under the under the authority cited 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), in accordance with FAR 6.302.1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy Agency requirements. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this extension period would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the contract will be extended without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this contract extension period based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written comments and detailed capabilities must be faxed to (804) 734-8665/8642, ATTN Rita Jackson, by September 30, 2002.