R--Animal Rescue Services

ANIMAL RESCUE SERVICES CONTRACT Notice of Intent to Sole Source: The Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Benning, Georgia intends to award a Sole Source Small Business contract to Tri-County Animal Rescue Center, 179 Greyhound Dog Rd, Mauk, Georgia 31058-6004 to provide pick up of all stray animals from the Fort Benning Veterinarian Clinic and transport them to the Contractor owned holding facility off post. The contractor is not required to pickup animals that are deemed rabid, or biting. Any animals considered to possibly have rabies will be retained by the Army Vet Clinic until a determination is made on their condition. The contractor's facility must be operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Pickups by the contractor from Veterinary Services temporary housing will be conducted Monday - Sunday as needed for transporting animals. Pick-ups will occur on weekends (Saturday & Sunday), and on Federal Holidays as needed. All animals picked up may not be returned to the Government for any reason. The Contractor shall provide the transportation assets and meet the post entrance requirements set by DES/DPW. The contractor is required to provide all food, water and maintain a clean, sanitized cage for each animal. Food, water and cleaning of the cages will be conducted Monday- Sunday by the contractor. The existing contract, W911SF-09-C-0005, expires June 30, 2013. The period of performance for this Sole Source contract is July 01, 2013 thru June 30, 2014 with two (2) one year options. Contract will be executed as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Interested Contractors may identify their challenge to this sole source acquisition in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide timely and effective services no later than 12:00 P.M. EDT Thursday, May 23, 2013. Please submit all questions or concerns to Darshundra Blake, Contracting Specialist, at [email protected]