M -- INTERIM SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT WITH PENN ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR CONTINUITY OF LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SERVICES THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY Laundry and Dry Cleaning contract with Penn Enterprises, Inc. will expire at Midnight on September 30, 1999. On May 27, 1999, the DOC awarded a four-month continuity of service order for commercial items, allowing Penn Enterprises, Inc. to continue through September 30, 1999. The follow-on Laundry and Dry Cleaning contract will not be awarded at the time of the expiration of the current order. DOC intends to negotiate this interim sole-source Continuity of Services (COS) contract for commercial items with Penn Enterprises, Inc. The COS period of performance will be 1 month (10/1/99 through 10/31/99). The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. As the incumbent contractor with in-place management, operations and labor, Penn Enterprises is uniquely situated to provide Laundryand Dry Cleaning services during this interim period. It is critical to the missions of the Laundry and Dry Cleaning customer agencies that the Laundry and Dry Cleaning services continue uninterrupted, without loss of functionality, features, or degradation of services while the services are transitioned to the new Laundry and Dry Cleaning contract. SEE NUMBERED Note 22. The Contract Specialist for this sole source procurement is LISLE LENNON. Ms. Lennon may be contacted in writing at the Directorate of Contracting, Bldg 681, West Point, NY 10996. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, yl0699@usma.edu. Posted 09/23/99 (W-SN383767).

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