NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER (NCBC) GULFPORT MS AND NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS LA NATURAL GAS

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, and 10 U.S.C. 3201(a) and 40 U.S.C. 113(e)(3), as implemented by FAR Part 41, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, Jacksonville, FL, intends to award, on a sole-source basis, a contract for regulated natural-gas distribution service to Delta Utilities Services, LLC . This contract is for the provision of regulated natural-gas distribution service in support of Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport, and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans LA. The Contractor shall furnish, and the Government shall purchase, natural gas and associated distribution services, as requested by authorized Government representatives, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the resulting contract. This notice is not a solicitation and does not constitute a request for competitive proposals. The Government intends to award a sole-source contract to Delta Utilities, the regulated natural-gas distribution utility authorized to provide natural-gas distribution service to the identified Government locations within the applicable service territories in Mississippi and Louisiana. The requirement is limited to the provision of regulated natural-gas distribution service at the identified locations. The Government is not seeking natural-gas marketers, brokers, commodity suppliers, or other firms that cannot demonstrate the legal and regulatory authority to furnish the required natural-gas distribution service within the applicable service territories. Interested Natural Gas distributors may identify their interest and ability to meet the requirements stated herein and may submit their authority to provide service in the form of a tariff or ordinance. Submission must include a valid Cage Code and Employer Identification Number (EIN). FAR 52.214-34 (Submission of Offers in the English Language) apply. The NAICS code associated with this utility pr