Armored Car/Secure transportation for monetary instruments services

This is a notice of intent to proceed with a sole source requirement with Ranger American of V I Inc in order to procure Armored Car/Secure transportation for monetary instruments services in accordance Statement of Work for a base year of 05/01/2016 - 04/30/2017 and four possible option years for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) Area Port of St. Croix, Virgin Islands. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): Only one source is deemed reasonably available. This notice is being provided per FAR 5.201(b)(1)(iii) and FAR 5.207(c)(14). Market research has identified no other vendor in or around St. Croix that offers these services and meets the requirements specified in the Statement of Work. Vendors that desire further information or believe that they can meet these requirements may respond to this notice. The response should contain a brief description of any experience with this equipment. If the response suggests a qualified vendor, a competitive Request for Quotes (RFQ) will be issued. The 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. Any vendor who wishes to submit information for this requirement should email their capability information to the attention of Vivienne Alonso at [email protected]. Submission must be received no later than 11:00 A.M. ET, February 8, 2016. Only email responses will be accepted. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++