SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Dish Network Continued Service
- Notice Date
- 8/11/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 515210
— Cable and Other Subscription Programming
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 6th Contracting Squadron, 2606 Brown Pelican Ave., MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5000
- Solicitation Number
- F2VWCG8109AU01
- Archive Date
- 9/4/2008
- Point of Contact
- Joyce K. Wright,, Phone: 813-828-4730
- E-Mail Address
-
joyce.wright@us.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), 4701 S. Shore Rd, Tampa, FL 33621, requires continued access to the Al Jezeera Network, local, regional, and international news. The 6th Contracting Squadron intends to make an award to Echostar Communications Corporations, 9601 S. Meridian Blvd, Englewood, CO 80112. Echostar is the parent company of Dish Network which is the only satellite provider offering all the channels required by SOCCENT. Interested parties may e-mail Joyce Wright at joyce.wright@macdill.af.mil or fax 813-828-5111, no later than Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 10:00 a.m. EST. Per FAR Part 5.207-13(i) Fed Biz Ops Numbered Note 22 applies and is modified to read: 22. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 10:00 a.m. EST will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract 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. V. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OR NATURE OF THE ACQUISITION REQUIRES THE USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED ABOVE (APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY) Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) currently owns approximately $15,000 worth of Dish Network equipment. SOCCENT has 37 Dish Network receivers, 3 satellite dishes, and 1 signal booster installed and online. To replace all these and install new equipment would be an additional cost of approximately $15,000. Dish Network is able to provide the necessary channels and has not had any major service disruptions. In addition, Dish Network is the only satellite television provider that provides the Al Jazeera Network as part of its Arabic channel pack. The Al Jazeera Network is an integral part of situational awareness and cultural sensitivity to SOCCENT personnel. This request is for the continual services provided by Dish Network.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4701 S. Shore Rd, Tampa, Florida, 33621, United States
- Zip Code: 33621
- Zip Code: 33621
- Record
- SN01636882-W 20080813/080811230000-ea9f704f53e14678adbeaed3893ee724 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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