SPECIAL NOTICE
C -- INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC)
- Notice Date
- 11/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 4360, Washington, District of Columbia, 20237, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20237
- Solicitation Number
- BBG50-17-JA111816SBW
- Point of Contact
- Seneca B. Belinfontie, Phone: 2022034944, Herman Shaw, Phone: 202-382-7856
- E-Mail Address
-
sbelinfo@voanews.com, hshaw@bbg.gov
(sbelinfo@voanews.com, hshaw@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Office of Management Services/Contracts (CON) located at 330 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, D.C. 20237, intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Mr. Wassim Abdulla, P.O. Box 2000 Ramallah, Palestine. The Contractor is currently providing the services that this action covers. The Contractor shall provide operation, maintenance and technical support of the BBG transmission and monitoring services for BBG's twenty four (24) hours uninterrupted Frequency Modulation (FM) broadcast services throughout Palestine, West Bank and Gaza. The Contractor possesses the capabilities to provide the services necessary for BBG to accomplish its broadcasting transmission throughout Palestine. This contract award will include a one (1) year base period with four (4) option periods. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1) which is implemented at FAR 6.302-1 as follows: "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for." The nature of the proposed sole source award requires these unique services and supplies to be provided by Mr. Wassim Abdulla in order for BBG to continue the 24-hour uninterrupted BBG Radio Sawa broadcasts in Palestine. Over the past several years, the Contractor has installed the BBG FM stations in Contractor leased facilities and the Contractor has also obtained the frequency licenses required to broadcast in the region. Any attempt to relocate the transmission equipment to another site or to use another Contractor would result in an interruption of Radio Sawa and there would be considerable cost to the Government. BBG could not identify any additional potential sources beyond Mr. Wassim Abdulla who can meet BBG's requirement. It has been determined that Mr. Abdulla is the only known Contractor to BBG who is capable of and authorized to continue the uninterrupted 24-hour FM BBG Radio Sawa transmission in Palestine. See attached agency justification. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive price proposals. Interested firms must submit a written response that demonstrates their ability to provide the above. Also, interested firms must state how they would fulfill the requirement above and include appropriate documentation describing the number of years they have been providing such services. The written response received from interested firms shall provide sufficient detail to allow for an evaluation by the Government without the need for the submission of additional information. The written response must be submitted to Seneca Belinfontie, Contract Specialist, by Friday, December 2, 2016, 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time via email at sbelinfo@VOANews.com. ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST BE SENT IN "PDF FORMAT" AND INCLUDE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TOTAL SIZE OF ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST NOT EXCEED 23MB. Telephone or faxed responses are NOT acceptable and will NOT be considered. Any questions regarding this Notice of Intent shall be in writing and submitted to Seneca Belinfontie, Contract Specialist via e-mail to sbelinfo@VOANews.com and must include the solicitation number in the subject line. Any determination to compete or not to compete this proposed contract is solely within the discretion of the Government. This Public Notice is not a RFP, IFB, or RFQ.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/BBG/ADM/MCONWASHDC/BBG50-17-JA111816SBW/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Hebron, Jenin, Nablus and Ramallah, Palestine, Palestine, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
- Record
- SN04331674-W 20161120/161118233959-e7cca0e05f1ce4a8ca8f493c1374b376 (fbodaily.com)
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