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The U.S. Government intends to award, on a sole source basis, a contract to the University of North Georgia of Dahlonega, GA, to provide lodging, facilities, meals, and other support for JROTC 6th Brigade's Camp Bigfoot STEM Academy. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement of these services is Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a) (DFARS CD 2026-O0028), Restricting Competition, which states, “For acquisitions valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision”. However, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Knox is seeking vendors that may be capable of performing these services in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this notice. In addition, be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set-aside this requirement for small businesses unless 2 or more small businesses respond with information sufficient to support the requirement as a set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Veteran-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer (KO). However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools with a size standard of $34.5M. The requested Period of Performance is 26-30 May 2026. Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule do not apply to small business set-asides for contracts at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). It does apply to 8(a), HUBZone, VOSB/SDVOSB, and WOSB/EDWOSB, set-asides regardless of the dollar value of the award if a…

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