This is a Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source contract to Halifax Eastern North, LLC, Halifax Media Holdings LLC, 2339 Beville Road, Daytona Beach, FL 32119. This award is to provide services to prepare, produce, and publish a weekly civilian enterprise newspaper known as the WINDSOCK, for Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, Havelock, N.C. This requirement for the WINDSOCK will be for the period of 14 May 2014 to 15 December 2014. The civilian enterprise newspapers shall receive all revenues accuring from the sale of advertising carried within the publications. This is at NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT and the publication will comply with all applicable provisions of the Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5120.4, DoD Direction 5122.10, Department of Navy (DoN) rules and regulations, Marine Corps Publication and Printing regulations (MCO 5720.74), and SecNavInst 5720.44B.  

DUNS: 079385953; Reference NAICS Code: 541840. CLIN 0001 Quantity (11,500) each. The WINDSOCK is published 50 times per year.  Interested persons may identify their interest and techical capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Quotes sent via Federal Express or hand carried must be delivered to Contracting Department,  Attn: Waymon Gardner, Bldg 1116, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547, during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM EST. Quotes submitted via facsimile will be sent to Waymon Gardner at (910) 449-9747, and must clearly identify this notice on the first page. Quoters bear the burden of ensuring that the quote reaches the designated Contract Specialist on time and should allow a reasonable time for facsimile transmissions to be completed. All pages of the transmission must reach the office before the deadline specified and pages of a facsimile transmission that arrive in the office after the specified deadline will not be considered. Quotes may also be submitted via electronic mail to [email protected].  The Quoter bears the risk of non-receipt of facsimile or electronic mail transmissions and should confirm by telephone that any quote was received. This purchase will be under Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 6.302-1, for unusual and compelling urgency. The point of contact for this purchase is Waymon Gardner, Contract Specialist, at (910) 449-9747.