Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Reference#: N6809520N1004. Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to: Washington State Department of Transportation 2901 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 98121-1012 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 483212; the business size standard is 500 employees. The objective of this sole source award is to procure inland water transportation service between Naval Hospital Bremerton and its outlying clinics. Washington State Department of Transportation is the only source that can provide these transportation services, no other company was found that has authorized third-party service providers. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work and are able to provide valid certification to provide service validated by Washington State Department of Transportation. Capability statements shall not exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order. Capability statements are due by 10:00 AM Local Time, September 27, 2020. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: [email protected] . The email subject line shall state, “Naval Hospital Bremerton, Special Notice Number N6809520N1004.” NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED