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23 -- ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, PURCHASE OF 9 SPECIALTY COACH/28 PASSENGER PROPANE POWERED TRANSIT STYLE BUSES WITH HANDICAP LIFT, HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINE, ACAD-229 DUE 062599 POC Point of Contact -- Dixie Buehler -- Contract Specialist 303/969-2055 WEB: Contracting Services Group, http://www.nps.gov/dsc/dsccon. E-MAIL: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, dixie_buehler@nps.gov. The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Specialty Coach & Bus, Inc., under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Island Explorer, a seasonal public transportation system serving Acadia National Park and the communities on Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, Main, will begin service in 1999. The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) solicited proposals, under open competition, for 8 -- 28 passenger propane powered transit style buses with handicap lift. Two proposals were received and a contract awarded to Specialty Coach & Bus, Inc. Acadia National Park has agreed to purchase 9 additional, identical buses for the Island Explorer thereby permitting continuous service around the park. Posted 05/28/99 (D-SN337060). (0148)

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