Notice of Intent-Sole Source-Nielsen Media Research

This is a “Notice of Intent” to “Sole Source” a purchase order, reference Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) solicitation/posting number “2164-0253-6206”, for commercial items (television programming) posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.203(a) and Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memorandum dated 17 APR 2006, 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 2005-43 dated 02 AUG 2010. Contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (http://www.ccr.gov/) at time award is issued and throughout performance. The government intends to award “Sole Source” contract with a base year with four Option Years to contractor “Nielsen Media Research Inc” for the following: 1) Galaxy Explorer Lightning to include access for 5 users to Broadcast, Cable, and Syndication Data. Base Year: October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Quan Unit of Issue Unit Price Extended Price 1 Year @ $________________ = $________________ 2) NPOWER to include access for 5 users. Base Year: October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Quan Unit of Issue Unit Price Extended Price 1 Year @ $________________ = $________________ 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 close of the publication of this notice TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. Forward responses by e-mail “[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.