Department of the Treasury, United States Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC, 20001-4518

69 -- VEHICLE SKID SIMULATOR SOL RFQ99Q089 DUE 092799 POC Renea Morton, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 406-6940, Fax (202) 406-6801, Email None WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this,

http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=RFQ99Q089&Loc ID=38. E-MAIL: Renea Morton, None. The U. S. Secret Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Skid Car U. S. A., Inc., DBA/SkidCar System, Inc., 19363 Williamette Drive, West Linn, OR, 97068, for the installation of one (1) truck skid simulator device, spare hydraulic clamp fittings, spare electrical connectors, spare sensor, spare hinged actuating arm. The vehicle skid simulator is a patented product and SkidCar Systems, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of this device in North America. Delivery 90 days ARO, F.O.B. Destination, Inspection and acceptances shall be at destination. Solicitation package is not available. This is a notice of intent to sole source and is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested firms must submit capability statements and provide written pricing information. Only written responses will be accepted and must be received within 7 calendar days of the date of this notice. Prospective offers must also provide information detailing past performance in providing similar or like services, for the past three years, at time of proposal submission. The Government anticipates an award date on or about September 30, 1999. All responsible offerors shall mail quotes to the U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, D.C. 20001, ATTN: Renea Morton before 3:00 PM, September 27, 1999. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement. See Note 22. Posted 09/17/99 (D-SN381410). (0260)

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