Notice of Intent to Sole Source Secretary Panetta's Portrait

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD FOR OFFICIAL PORTRAIT OF FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate intends to solicit, negotiate and award a purchase order to one contractor (artist) on a sole source basis under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The artist, Peter Egeli, LTD., 47270 W. St. Mary's Manor Road, Drayden, MD 20630 will provide an official portrait of former Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta. This portrait shall be suitable for permanent exhibition as part of the Pentagon Collection in the Pentagon Building, located in Washington, D.C. In coordination with Executive Services Directorate/Graphics and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the artist selected for this portrait is Peter Egeli. It is customary and permissible for the Secretary of Defense to select the artist for his official portrait. The North American Industrial Classification Code System (NAICS) code for this action is 711510. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quote; however contractors are welcome to submit capability statements for consideration no later than 8:00 am ET, 29 MARCH 2013. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred for preparing a response to this notice. 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. Capabilities Statements may be submitted by email, if the total file size is less than 5MB. Otherwise, information must be submitted by hard copy to: Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate/ESTSD, 2521 S. Clark Street, Suite 3000, Arlington, VA 22202. Questions concerning this requirement should be emailed to the Contract Specialists: [email protected] and [email protected]. The Contracting Officer is Darlene Seminko ([email protected]).