Notice of Intent to Sole Source Rehabilitation of Replica Wagons

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE

The intent of this special notice is for informational purposes only. The National Park Service (NPS), NEKOTA Major Acquisition Buying Office intends to issue a Sole Source award to D&H Hansen Inc., Letcher, SD to restore and repair three reproduction emigrant wagons and one Mormon handcart for static display and demonstrations. D&H Hansen Inc. is the original manufacturer of one of the emigrant wagons and has the materials, specialized knowledge, and the necessary expertise of historic design specifications for emigrant wagons and handcarts of all types.

The National Park Service intents to procure this restoration service from one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). This will be a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures and will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 321999 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees.

This is a Sole Source Notice and not a request for quotations. No solicitation document is available with this notice. Any firm that believes it has the capabilities to provide this restoration service may contract the Contract Specialist, Joanie Brzezinski at joan_brzezinski@nps.gov for more information regarding the requirement or specifications.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed award upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received from firms as a result of this notice will be considered for support of the Government¿s determination to support a non-competitive strategy.