Fire Fighting Services - Bay Pines VA & VA Regional Office

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System anticipates awarding a sole source procurement to the City of Seminole for fire fighting services at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Medical Center located at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, Florida 33744 and for fire fighting services at the VA Regional Office, 9500 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, Florida. The public fire department must be able to respond within eight (8) minutes or less and shall consist of at least the following equipment and manpower: one (1) class "A" pumpers (MIL T28571C pumper, truck, firefighting) and a minimum of four (4) trained firefighters. NAICS code number 561990 applies to this procurement. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. No solicitation will be issued, however, all quotations received on or before 2:00 PM, EST, June 12, 2009 will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The anticipated award date is on or before July 1, 2009. Please direct all questions regarding this procurement to Cathy Donovan, Contract Specialist by phone at 727-399-3328, by fax at 727-399-3347, or by email at catherine.donovan@va.gov.