Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Minnesota Broadcasters Association

The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota, Little Falls, MN intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to the Minnesota Broadcasters Association (MBA) located at 2700 Territorial Rd, Suite 100, St Paul, MN 55114 for the provision of Non-Commercial Sustaining Announcement (NCSA) program. This award will be for a period of one (1) base year with four (4) one-year Option Periods, if all option periods are exercised. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Market research has indicated that the MBA is the only source that can provide the NCSA program in Minnesota. This notice does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must submit their capability statements and all relevant information via email by the deadline above to the following email address: [email protected].