99--FORD ESCAPE HYBRID

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to negotiate a noncompetitive contract with Tamiami Ford. The purpose of this procurement is to provide a Ford Escape Hybrid to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Sanibel, Florida.. A determination not to compete this proposed contract has been made Pursuant to 41 U.S. C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by 6.302-1, this requirement has been justified and approved in accordance with FAR 6.303 and FAR 6.304. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any other interested organizations must submit a written statement of their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill this requirement to the identified point of contact as soon as possible, but not later than 10:00 a.m. local time on 11/13/2008. Emailed statements are acceptable, but the senders bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. All inquires and concerns must be addressed in writing to this email address [email protected], Attn: Earl Higginbotham. Any such statement of capabilities and qualifications received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government