20220825_Intent_Sole_Source_Language_Magazine_signed.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) as prescribed by FAR 13.106-1(b).

Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Leavenworth, KS intends to issue a sole source, firm fixed price award to Language Magazine LLC., to provide marketing advertisements, as requested, in support of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s (DLIFLC) excepted service faculty recruitment effort.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 513120 (Size Standard 1,000 Employees), and the PSC Code is 7630. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received prior to closing of this announcement will be considered by the government. Interested parties may identify their capability to respond to this requirement.

Interested parties must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government to garner further consideration by the government.

A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Written responses to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. MICC Fort Leavenworth will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice.

Any responses should be emailed to Contract Specialist Christopher A. Barnes at christopher.a.barnes74.civ@army.mil by 5:00 PM, CST, 2 September 2022.