NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXERCISE THE OPTION UNDER FAR CLAUSE 52.217-8, OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES. The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Acquisition Center on behalf of the SDDC 834th US Army Transportation Battalion (834th Trans Bn), Concord, California, intends to award a logical follow-on in the interest of economy and efficiency to an original order placed against the Stevedoring & Related Terminal Services (S&RTS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract pursuant to FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The current contract is scheduled to expire on 6 August 2013. The contract will be extended for six (6) months for a period of performance from 7 August 2013 through 6 February 2014 to allow sufficient time to solicit a follow-on requirement. This extension will provide for continuation of uninterrupted services to 834th Trans Bn. The current contract with Ports America, Marine Terminals Corporation, covers S&RTS requirements for handling of Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored export and import cargo for the SDDC 834th Trans Bn to include vessel loading, vessel discharging, receipt of cargo, disposition of cargo, stuffing/unstuffing of cargo, intra-terminal transfer of cargo and onward movement of cargo and management expertise at operational areas of Ports of Concord, Oakland, Naval Station Ventura County (Port Hueneme), and San Diego, California. A sole source modification is consistent with the terms identified within this announcement upon the basis of the authority provided in 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice is being posted because the option, under FAR 52.217-8, was not previously evaluated as part of initial task order award. This optional provision will be at the current rates specified in the current order, as allowed by FAR 52.217-8, and will extend performance. This option exercise will further allow for solicitation, evaluation, and award of a competitive follow-on procurement. The incumbent contractor is the only responsible offeror for this option as the Government would experience unacceptable delays in fulfilling agency requirements if this optional provision is not executed before the current order expiration date of 6 August 2013. The NAICS code for this requirement is 488320 with a size standard of $35.5M. This notice is not a request for proposals. Telephone inquiries will not be entertained. However, the Government will consider responses from all responsible sources received within 15 days of this posting. Written responses must include sufficient information to establish capability to fulfill the requirement in the timeframe required. Written comments or questions regarding this notice must be emailed to the attention of Elizabeth Cardenas at
[email protected]. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the evaluation of the information received.