Mechanical licensing

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT using the simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13. A mechanical license is required from the copyright holder in order to record orproduce any musical work per the copyright laws. The United States Marine Band must procure mechanical licenses by sending payment through the collection agent in order for the work to be included on the United States Marine Band recording project, located at 8th & I Streets South East, Washington, District of Columbia. The collection agent working on behalf of the copyright holders is The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. The Government intends to award a sole source contract for the above mechanical license to The Harry Fox Agency Inc., 601 West 26th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10001. The proposed contract action is for mechanical license for which the Government intends to solicit only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. DURATION: The period of performance for this requirement is from 20 June 2011 through 2 December 2011. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request for quotation. No solicitation document is available and telephone, fax, or e-mail requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government.