42 -- Repair of a KME Model P24 pumper

Operational Contracting, US Air Force Academy has a requirement for the repair of the USAF Academy Fire Department KME Model P24 pumper truck Engine #5.The Contracting Officer intends to promote competition to the maximum extent practicable by obtaining quotations from within the Local Trade Area. That Local Trade Area would be the Front Range of Colorado. It will not be possible for a potential offeror to prepare a priced offer without a careful and detailed examination of the vehicle. Supplies and/or services are available from only within the Local Trade Area. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. If no response is received by March 24, 2008 to the effect that comparable services are in fact, more widely available and that those services would be more advantageous to the Government than obtaining competitive quotes from within the Local Trade Area; then the Contracting Officer will proceed with soliciting quotations from those reputable sources operating within the Colorado Springs - Denver metropolitan area.