Parking Spaces in Madisonville KY Extension

The Department of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration, intends to award a sole source modification to order 1645BC-19-P-00003 under the authority of as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 - For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization), to Kentucky Community & Technical College System, 2000 College Dr., Madisonville, KY 24231.

The Secretary of Labor has established the Safe and Healthy Workplaces outcome goal for DOL whereby MSHA utilizes a three-part strategy to ensure that the nation's mines are safe and healthy: training, compliance, and enforcement. A key strategy for accomplishing timely and effective mine emergency response is to ensure that MSHA first responders are adequately equipped.

Since the 1970s, major mine emergencies have become relatively rare events in the United States and there has been a corresponding decrease in the number of people who have hands-on response experience. This gap in expertise and having a central hub for information gathering could have serious consequences during future responses. Managers, engineers and technicians who are responsible for day-to-day operations may suddenly be called on to act as command center liaisons with little or no previous experience in that role. The lack of adequate organized information at the event site could endanger the workers who were present when the emergency occurred and also those called upon to respond. It is necessary during these events to have the ability to gather and decipher information quickly and effectively. These seven parking spots will be for storage and maintenance of all the vehicles used during an emergency event where deployment from the Madisonville Mine Rescue Station is needed for rapid response.

The overall objective of this effort is to extend the order that provides seven parking spots for MSHA MEO Mine Rescue Vehicles at a temporary Madisonville Mine Rescue Station. These parking places will no longer be needed once construction on the permanent office has been finished. This is expected to happy by 03/31/2020.

The current order was not expected to exceed $21,600.00. There is a need to extend this order until the new station has been completed. This will bring the overall value of the order to $32,400.00.

This Notice of Intent to award a sole source modification is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no solicitation document. No RFP will be available for competitive proposals. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Brandi Brinson, who can be reached at Brinson.brandi@dol.gov. Please reference MEO Parking in the subject line of any e-mails. Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement NLT Friday, September 6, 2019 at 12:00 P.M. EST. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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