08.12_Notice of Intent to Sole Source_Escarpment Arms.docx

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO ESCARPMENT ARMS, INC. FOR THE RENTAL OF AN OUTDOOR FIRING RANGE FACILITY.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ), on behalf of the Enforcement & Removal Operations (ERO), intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to Escarpment Arms, Inc. (DUNS Number: 060377971) (Address: Escarpment Arms, Inc., 1312 Ridge Road, Lewiston, New York 14092-9749) for the rental of its outdoor firing range facility to enable approximately 80 ICE/ERO Officers to meet firearms training requirements for their 1st, 3rd, and 4th quarter firearms qualification.

Escarpment Arms, Inc. is the only known vendor that provides 25, 50- and 100-yard outdoor firearms lanes in metropolitan Buffalo, NY, and is currently able to accommodate up to 80 ICE/ERO Officers stationed at the Buffalo Field Office and at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility (BFDF) to meet their quarterly firearms training requirements.

There is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as the rental of the outdoor firing range facility described in the preceding paragraph is only available from Escarpment Arms, Inc. Services that will be acquired using FAR Part 13 procedures and the anticipated award will be made under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source. Market Research conducted by OAQ and ERO revealed that there are three other vendors located in the metropolitan Buffalo, NY area that offer outdoor firing range facilities that could meet agency requirements. However, these facilities are currently rented out at full capacity, and thus do not currently have the available spare capacity in their respective facilities necessary to accommodate up to 80 ICE/ERO Officers to meet their quarterly firearms training requirements. Based on the findings obtained through Market Research, it was determined that there were no other sources available to provide the rental of an outdoor firing range meeting the agency’s requirements.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotes. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to fulfill this requirement by responding to this Notice of Intent no later than 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time on April 8, 2022 by email to Andrew.Hadden@ice.dhs.gov; no telephone communications will be entertained. The subject line in the email shall state “Response to Notice of Intent – Rental of Outdoor Firing Range Facility Lewiston NY.” All information submitted should support the offeror’s capability to provide the supplies and services required and shall be furnished at no cost to the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel the sole source award. The anticipated primary North American Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 713990 – All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries.