Satellite TV Services for FEMA location

DATE: 06/26/2019 REQUISITION NO: WX04390Y2019T SUBJECT: SPECIAL NOTICE ON FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FBO) Please be aware, this Notice of Intent is NOT a competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP). In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) which states, "For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available." Thus, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) intends to issue a sole source award based on the authority at FAR 6.302-1, "only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." DHS/FEMA intends to award a Purchase Order to provide Satellite TV service of selected local, national and international news for situational awareness in support of the FEMA mission located at 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Mt. Weather, VA 20135-2006. Since this facility at this location is remote, traditional cable or fiber optic programming is not available at this time. A Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been approved by the Contracting Officer and Office of Chief Counsel and is available upon request. At the time of this procurement, Retirement Home TV Corporation is the only known local and responsible source for provided the needed service for this FEMA location. Direct TV corporate assigned Retirement Home TV as the service provider for this location. If any vendor believes to possess the capability and authorization to provide satellite TV services, they are encouraged to reply to this notice to the POC below. Please provide your company's name, DUNS number, POC name and email, as well as a capability statement. A determination to not compete this requirement on a sole source based on the number of responses to this notice is exclusively within the discretion of the Government. Send all replies via email to below on or before 12:00PM EST on July 1, 2019: Kevin Hennigan, Contracting Officer MWEOC [email protected] Phone: 540-542-2303