Notice OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2 – Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, and the authority for this acquisition is set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed- price contract/ purchase order to:

Mazzella J.H. Holland with the offices at 5931 Thurston Avenue, Virfginia Beach, VA 23455 for the purchase of a Life Raft Bridle Assembly. It is the belief of the Government that ths oragnization is the sole source to fulfill the need of one responsible source to satisfy the agency's requirement. (See attached justification J_A). A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 332999. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. However, all responsible parties who identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement will be considered. No solicitation will be issued; therefore, all requests for the solicitation will be considered non-responsive.

A determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.