54 -- MOBILE TRAILERS

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under other than full and open competition to Modular Building Concepts, 12580 Stotler Court, Poway, CA 92064 under FAR 6.302-1. This is a follow-on procurement for continued leasing of three (3) modular buildings currently in place at US Customs and Border Protection. The trailers have been leased since 1998. Item 0001 is one (1) each single trailer, size 12X60 located at Brown Field, San Diego, CA. Item 0002 is one (1) double wide trailer, size 24X60 located at the Border Station in Campo, CA. Item 0003 is one (1) triple wide trailer, size36X60 located at the Border Station in Temecula, CA. The Government has determined it is in our best interests to continuing leasing in-place trailers due to expenses already incurred for connection of utilities, building of ramps, decks and steps, and installation of voice data and network cabling and which are non-recoverable Government costs. Any interest or pricing received as a result of this synopsis will be evaluated to include costs already expended by the Government, along with any charges for installation and setup on new trailers (FOB Destination) and dismantling and removal of existing trailers. This is not a request for quotation and no quotation document will be issued. Interested contractors who believe that they can meet these requirements shall submit in writing their pricing structure via email by September 19, 2003.