S--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TO COMCAST OF HARFORD COUNTY FOR ONE YEAR OF HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICES.

W91ZLK-11-T-0102 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TO COMCAST OF HARFORD COUNTY FOR ONE YEAR OF HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICES. The U. S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Installation Contracting Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with Comcast of Harford County, 30 N Parke, Aberdeen, MD 21001. The contractor shall provide 1 year of independent high-speed internet services for C4ISR. These services will include internet connection of 12Mbps downloading capability and 2 Mbps uploading connection with a vendor-provided compatible modem. The vendor shall provide 24x7 phone support and 36 hour service restoration once notified. Comcast is the only contractor with the infrastructure on the Aberdeen Proving Ground to support this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 515210 and the size standard is $15.0 million. Interested persons may identify their interest, in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later that 1:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, 25 March 2011. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is TJ Compton, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected].