Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Nielsen Media

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD CONTRACT TO THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC. FOR NNTV AND NPOWER TELEVISION RATINGS SERVICES This is a Notice of Intent to issue a firm-fixed-price contract for a base year and four option years to The Nielsen Company, (US), LLC, 150 N Martingale Rd, Ste 400, Schaumburg, IL 60173-2408 on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, 10U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Sole Source Justification is attached hereto. The proposed procurement is for a software licensing and support agreement for Nielsen's NNTV & NPOWER software for television ratings and audience flow information for the American Forces Network - Broadcast Center (AFN-BC), located at the Defense Media Activity, 23755 Z Street, Riverside, CA 92518. a. DESCRIPTION: CLIN 0001: Nielsen National TV View (NNTV) - Base Year Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research windows- based "NNTV" client server application that provides comparative analysis of broadcast, cable, and syndication audience estimates in a single system. License Period: October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 CLIN 0002: NPOWER - Base Year NPOWER - Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research custom analysis tool "NPOWER" for detailed analysis of television audience information and segmentation. License Period: October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 CLIN 1001: Nielsen National TV View (NNTV) - Option Year 1 Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research windows- based "NNTV" client server application that provides comparative analysis of broadcast, cable, and syndication audience estimates in a single system. License Period: October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 CLIN 1002: NPOWER - Option Year 1 NPOWER - Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research custom analysis tool "NPOWER" for detailed analysis of television audience information and segmentation. License Period: October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 CLIN 2001: Nielsen National TV View (NNTV) - Option Year 2 Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research windows- based "NNTV" client server application that provides comparative analysis of broadcast, cable, and syndication audience estimates in a single system. License Period: October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 CLIN 2002: NPOWER - Option Year 2 NPOWER - Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research custom analysis tool "NPOWER" for detailed analysis of television audience information and segmentation. License Period: October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 CLIN 3001: Nielsen National TV View (NNTV) - Option Year 3 Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research windows- based "NNTV" client server application that provides comparative analysis of broadcast, cable, and syndication audience estimates in a single system. License Period: October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 CLIN 3002: NPOWER - Option Year 3 NPOWER - Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research custom analysis tool "NPOWER" for detailed analysis of television audience information and segmentation. License Period: October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 CLIN 4001: Nielsen National TV View (NNTV) - Option Year 4 Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research windows- based "NNTV" client server application that provides comparative analysis of broadcast, cable, and syndication audience estimates in a single system. License Period: October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 CLIN 4002: NPOWER - Option Year 4 NPOWER - Contractor to provide AFN-BC unlimited 24 hours a day/7 days a week access and help desk services for 6 users to Nielsen Media Research custom analysis tool "NPOWER" for detailed analysis of television audience information and segmentation. License Period: October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action 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 conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement via email in Microsoft Word format with a file size less than 5MB to Kitty Maurais, Contract Specialist, via email: [email protected], Subject Line: Response to NOI HQ0030-5274-0006; phone: (951) 413-2502 no later than 3:00 pm Pacific, September 1, 2015. Please contact Kitty Maurais for instructions regarding file sizes over 5MB. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the item required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide this service. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541910 - Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling, and the small business size standard is $15.0M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within seven (7) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response should be emailed to Kitty Maurais, Contract Specialist, via email: [email protected].