Notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order to Lozinak Baseball Properties LLC, Jackson, TN. The award will be made for the purchase of an advertising package with the Jackson Diamond Jaxx Baseball team in Jackson, TN This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, for Other than Full and Open Competition and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing to USPFO for Tennessee Contracting Division Attn: Barry Baxter, PO Box 41502 Nashville TN 37204, or sent by email to
[email protected]. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. The following justification and approval is provided for other than full and open competition for this purchase. 1. This request for justification for other than full and open competition is for an advertising package for the Jackson Diamond Jaxx 2008 Baseball Season purchased through Lozinak Baseball Properties Inc., requested by the Recruiting Division of the Tennessee Army National Guard. 2. Jackson, Tennessee the seventh (7TH) largest city in the state of Tennessee with a population of fifty nine thousand, six hundred and forty three (59,643); the marketing division for the Recruiting Division of the Tennessee Army National Guard needs an advertising media to target potential recruits in this population center. 3. The total estimated value of this advertising package is on file at this contracting office and can be obtained through Freedom of Information Act procedures. 4. Statutory Authority: FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 5. The Jackson Diamond Jaxx AA Baseball Team Proposal is the only available advertisement to the demographic group needed for recruiting to the Tennessee Army National Guard in the Jackson Tennessee area, therefore making them the only source capable of fulfilling this requirement. 6. Efforts to solicit other contractors will be made via http://www.fedbizopps.gov in accordance with FAR 5.2. A Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source will be issued. 7. The anticipated cost of this acquisition is determined fair and reasonable by comparison of prices previously proposed by the offeror. 8. Efforts were made to identify other sources of competition by searching for vendors registered under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 711211 for sports teams and clubs in Tennessee. Lozinak Baseball Properties LLC was th e only CCR registered vendor with the NAICS code for sports teams and clubs in this area. 9. There are no other facts to support the use of other than full and open competition. 10. No other firms expressed an interest in this acquisition. 11. No actions to remove barriers to competition will be taken, as the Jackson Diamond Jaxx baseball team is the sole baseball team in the Jackson, Tennessee area of its kind. 12. This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. This notice is not a request for proposal. Responses to this notice will be considered for future requirements.