Defensive Driving Course Alive at 25 Course Guide

This is a notice of intent to sole source a procurement under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR 6.302-1 Other Than Full and Open Competition - one responsible source.  The applicable NAICS Code is 511199.  The USMC Regional Contracting Office - National Capital Region (RCO-NCR) at Quantico Marine Corps Base, VA intends to award a sole source contract to National Safety Council of 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-3200 to provide 20,000 copies of the Defensive Driving Course Alive at 25 Course Guide.  Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 4500.36R mandates that all personnel under the age of 25 are required to receive drivers improvement and awareness training.  The course guide supplements drivers training courses provided periodically by the company to the Marine Corps and is distributed by the company to Marine Corps units around the world.  The training course requirement is sponsored by the Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC) Safety Division located in Arlington, VA.  The procurement will be made via delivery order on GSA schedule contract.  The company has supplied the material and facilitated its distribution to Marine Corps units on a recurring basis as required by the HQMC Safety Division.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes, however a firm that believes it can meet the requirement shall provide a capability statement to the Contracting Officer.  Capability statements, if received timely, will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Responses shall be emailed to Mr. John Martin, Contracting Officer, at john.p.martin5@usmc.mil.  Closing date for responses is no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 16 December 2013.  Late responses will not be considered.