70--RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING

The U. S. Department of the Interior, National Business Center, intends to make a firm-fixed price, sole source award to SeaChange International, Inc., Maynard, MA. GovWorks/DOI intends to issue a Purchase Order in accordance with FAR Part 13.3, Simplified Acquisition Methods and 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. (Please refer to solicitation info at www.govworks.gov RFQ-1406-04-06-AN-62395 for Sole Source Justification.) This non-competitive action is being issued by GovWorks under the authority of the U. S. Department of Interior Franchise Fund on behalf of Army Broadcast Service. The Army Broadcast service has a requirement to ensure that ARNE and AFNS will be able to receive 24/7 technical support for existing systems, emergency replacement of software and hardware, and remote diagnostics to assist technicians in troubleshooting and repairing critical systems. The SeaChange BMC and Sundance Titan systems are utilized to produce and transmit news, command information, programming and Emergency Broadcast Warning to US Forces and family members in the EUCOM, and CENTCOM AOR and are a critical part of the American Forces Network Infrastructure. This is NOT a request for competitive quotes. The intent of this Special Notice is for informational purposes only. However, all information received by 4:30 p.m. EST May 23, 2006 will be considered by the Government. POC: Toni Langhorne, MMS, GovWorks, 381 Elden Street, MS 2510, Herndon, VA 20170. Questions must be e-mailed to Toni Langhorne at [email protected]. TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED.