V--Intent to Sole Source Requirement

Fontana Cemetery Visitation Taxi Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Great Smoky Mountains National Park of The National Park Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 6.302) with Fontana Village, Inc., Hwy 28 Fontana Dam, Fontana Dam, NC 28733-6105 as the only responsible source that can provide services to perform a: boat taxi service for cemetery visitations. The services required are as follows: The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supervision required to provide transportation for cemetery visitation. This activity entails a vendor picking up cemetery visitors and shuttling them back and forth across Lake Fontana to predetermined locations on the North Shore of Fontana Lake. The contractor shall have at least two transportation boats available for visitations that meet all coast guard permitting requirements and are set up to provide protection from weather, (For example seating area is covered and has removable side curtains for weather events). One of the transportation boats must have the legal carrying capacity of at least 25 guests. Transportation boats must have ramp type device(s) to safely load passengers at all pickups/stops. The set-aside restrictions for this requirement is: Small Business Set-A-Side. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 483212 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same services. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based on the above information, the only organization known which can provide technically acceptable services is Fontana Village Inc. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) To: Laurie Sherrod, Contract Specialist. Email [email protected]. Fax quotes may be sent to 865-436-1219 Attn: Laurie Sherrod. Email statements are preferred. Statements are due not later than 1:00 P.M. EST on 28 March 2014. No phone calls accepted.