34--Ductile iron cannon carriages in patterns Number 1 (one) and Number 2 (two). Sole Source Requirement.

The Department of Interior, National Park Service, has a requirement for eleven Number 1 (one) ductile iron cannon carriages and nine Number 2 (two) ductile iron cannon carriages for 20 original Civil War cannon tubes. The National Park Service intends to enter into a negotiated contract with Steen Cannon and Ordance Works, Ashland, KY. The estimated value of this requirement is $250,000. This action is authorized by and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. The Government believes that there is only one responsible source capable of satisfying the agency's requirements. Steen Cannon is the only known vendor in the country that can meet the requirement by providing historically accurate reproduction Civil War cannon carriages that meet the National Park Service standards of safety and sustainability. This synopsis is a notice of intent to issue an award using other than full and open competition and is not a request for competitive proposals. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government and show clear and convincing evidence that another source is capable of meeting the Governments requirement and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the Government. .All responses received no later than 15 days from publication of this notice will be considered. Questions or responses to this notice can be faxed to Laura Etheridge @ (757) 898-6346.