Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Performing Rights - Italy

This is a "Notice of Intent" to "Sole Source" a contract, reference Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) solicitation/posting number "HQ003040572000", for commercial items (Performing Rights/Royalties) posted in accordance with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memorandum dated 17 APR 2006, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This government requirement, if solicited, would be advertised as an "Unrestricted" procurement with provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72 dated30 Jan 2014. Contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov) at time award is issued and throughout performance unless an exemption exists (i.e. foreign contractor/entity). The Government intends to award a "Sole Source" contract to Societa Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE) for the acquisition by the United States of America, American Forces Network - Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) of a license and royalty rights for the Copyrighted musical works of the composers and musical publishers represented by SIAE, hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor" and for which the Government is not otherwise licensed. License Period: Base Year + four (4) Option Years: April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2019. This "Notice of Intent" is not a request for competitive offers/quotes/proposals. A determination by the Government to compete this solicitation will be based upon responses to this notice at the sole discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses must be submitted within the closing date of this notice for consideration: TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME MARCH 14, 2014 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. Forward responses by e-mail to "[email protected]" or fax to (951) 413-2432. Due to technical issues, responses by email and fax may result in your responses not arriving before the cut-off time, please allow extra time if you're sending your responses via electronic means.