--NOTICE OF INTEND TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT

This notice of intent to award a sole source purchase to ADS, INC. Virginia Beach, VA for Long Range Acoustical Device for Fort Carson, CO. This is a sole source procurement due to urgent need and the vendor being the sole distributor. This is not a formal solicitation. This synopsis is not considered a request for proposals or quotaions. No solicitation document is available and telephone request will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this noti ce, but will be used to determine if a comparable source of offerors are available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the purchase will be awarded without further notice. A determination by the Governme nt not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is soley with the discretion of the Government. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the above referenced address (Attn: Tyrone Wescott) by COB 02/07/2005