Notice of intent-sole source award to EL paso county government.

The Directorate of Contracting, Fort Carson, CO, intends to award a sole source contract to El Paso County Government, 27 E. Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The requirement is to provide confinement/jail service for military prisoners from Fort Carson. The services are to be provided whenever needed for limited periods in a contractor owned and operated facility located close to Fort Carson. The requesting Government agency is the Provost Marshall, Fort Carson, CO 80913. The place of performance is Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 922140. A Small Business Size Standard has not been established for NAICS 922140. This proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit or negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties are invited to submit in writing information describing their ability to meet the requirements. All correspondence received by the time and date specified below will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone or facsimile inquiries and responses shall not be accepted. Responses to this notice shall be in writing and must be received not later than 1600 hours, Mountain Time Zone, 30 June 2009. Responses shall be forwarded to John Kurko; john.kurko@us.army.mil or Dorothy Bell; dorothy.f.bell@us.army.mil.