NOTICE TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR ATC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ANTENNA

DESCRIPTION: The Contracting Office at the Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Arizona, 85369 is posting a RTO: TACO ANTENNA, INC. to provide the following items: UHF-VHF-UHF and VHF/UHF/VHF ANTENNA WITH LIGHTING RODS for Air Traffic Control Emergency Communications System. This system must be compatible and connect to existing Radio Transmission System for ground to air communication. This procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Name of Contractor: TACO ANTENNA, INC. Address of Contractor: 29 Sharp Road, Branford, ON Canada NT3 5L8 Approximate Dollar Value of Award: The value of the proposed contract is expected to be under $25,000.00. Description of Items: Purchase of UHF-VHF-UHF and VHF/UHF/VHF Antenna with Lighting Rods for Air Traffic Control Emergency Communications System or ground to air communication for USMC Yuma, AZ. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the supplies sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror’s ability to meet all requirements. The government will consider all EOIs received prior to 10 days after date of publication of this synopsis before 1000 AM local time on that date. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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. EOIs sent via the U.S. Postal Service should be mailed to: Contracting Office, PO Box 99133, and MCAS Yuma, AZ 85369. Attn: Catherine Wells. EOIs sent via Federal Express or hand carried must be delivered to Contracting Office, Bldg 328W, Rm 200, and MCAS Yuma, AZ 85369. ATTN: Catherine Wells during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. EOIs may be submitted via facsimile to Attn: Catherine Wells at (928)269-2287. The facsimile transmission must clearly identify this notice and the name of the contracting officer on the first page. Submitters bear the burden of ensuring that the EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on time and should allow a reasonable time for facsimile transmissions to be completed. All pages of the transmission must reach the office before the deadline specified and pages of a facsimile transmission that arrive in the office after the specified deadline will not be considered. The submitter bears the risk of non-receipt of facsimile transmissions and should confirm by telephone that any facsimile was received. This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.302-1. The anticipated award date is 9 Jan 2013. Point of contact for this purchase is Catherine Wells: PH 928-269-3646.