SPECIAL NOTICE
T -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511110
— Newspaper Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC, 20528, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HSHQDC-07-Q-00290
- Response Due
- 8/20/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2007
- Description
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to negotiate and award a sole-source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order to Associated Press, 1825 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 for news wire services. The contractor shall provide news and information to DHS, National Protection & Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (OIP), Infrastructure Information Collection Division (IICD), via the Constellation /ACAMS (AUTOMATED CRITICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) Project to provide the latest and most comprehensive worldwide news coverage to state, local, tribal and territorial first responders, emergency managers, and other homeland security officials in the 56 U.S. states and territories. The live wire-service news feed will provide domestic and international news items covering crime, terrorism, law enforcement, and security as it relates to CI/KR protection in all of the 56 U.S. states and territories. The scope of the work shall include news coverage, subscriptions, and web access. The proposed purchase order is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties who feel they are qualified may submit a quote to the Contract Specialist. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order will be 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. The anticipated award date is August 30, 2007. The services must be available within 24 hours after purchase order award.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20528
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20528
- Record
- SN01355565-W 20070730/070728220248 (fbodaily.com)
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