NOTICE TO INDUSTRY SOLE SOURCE: This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for contract actions. This is a notice of a sole source contract award and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is prescribed by 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5), FAR 6.302-5 - Authorized or Required by Statute. The MICC-Fort Jackson, South Carolina awarded a Sole Source Contract to South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SLA), SAM Unique Entity ID: JYLLL2YTFQ33, 1430 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1914. This contract is for Full Food Services in eleven dining facilities (DFACs) at Fort Jackson for a base year and will include FAR Clause 52.217-8. The authority for soliciting a single source is FAR 6.302-5 - Authorized or Required by Statute which states that contracting officers may solicit from another agency or a specified source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The contract action is Sole Source. In accordance with FAR Subpart 5.102, the required justification documentation is attached. No solicitation or RFP will be forthcoming. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit their interest in response to this office via email to
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