SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Services, Satellite and Terrestrial Distribution - Notice of Intent
- Notice Date
- 5/17/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- 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
- 951700-18-SNI-00046
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2018
- Point of Contact
- Seneca B. Belinfontie, Phone: 2022034944
- E-Mail Address
-
sbelinfo@voanews.com
(sbelinfo@voanews.com)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FBO - 951700-18-SNI-00046 for Satellite and Terrestrial Disribution FBO, 951700-18-SNI-00046 Services, Satellite and Terrestrial Distribution THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, SOLE SOURCE This posting constitutes the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) synopsis notice of Intent to award sole source as required under FAR 5.2 Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Quote or a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG), Office of Contracts (OMS/C) located at 330 Independence Ave, SW Washington, D.C. 20237, intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Dogan Uydu Haberlesme ve Teklomunikasyon Ticaret A.S. Address: 100, Yil Mah, Dogan TV Center, Bagcilar, Istanbul 34204 to provide Satellite Capacity and manage uplink services. The Contractor is currently providing the services that this action covers. The Contractor shall provide ongoing satellite capacity 192 Kb/s on Turksat 4A @ 42°E to accommodate the RFE Azeri language radio feed. The utilization of one Satellite Dual Mono Audio Channel @ 192 Kbps on Turksat 4A is required. Dogan Uydu is the only source available for this service. The Contractor shall have the following transmission parameters: Turksat 4A @ 42°E uplink carrier parameters Transponder: 6 Coverage: Turkey Beam Downlink Frequency: 11.977 GHz FEC: 5/6 Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSym/s Audio Bitrate for one stereo pair: 192 Kb/s Downlink Polarization: Horizontal Contractor Responsibilities The Contractor will be responsible for notifying BBG/MBN NCC, COR and PM of all outages, proposed/planned or incidental; provide 24/7 contact information, (Phone number and email address) at Satellite Teleport; and advising the BBG COR, if any operational concerns which may affect the services on Tulksat 4a. The Contractor will be responsible for providing invoices on a monthly basis to the COR via email. (See IPP). The Contractor is to provide 24/7 contact information (telephone number and email address) of a point of contact (POC) at the satellite teleport. The Contractor will be responsible for advising the BBG COR, PM and NCC of any operational concerns which may affect the services on Turksat 4A. This contract award will include a one (1) year base period and 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. s 3304(a)(1) which is implemented in 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 service and supplies to be provided by Dogan Uydu Haberlesme ve Telkomunikasyon Ticaret A.S., to continue to provide ongoing Satellite Capacity and manage uplink services. Over the past several years, the Contractor has performed this requirement. Any attempt to relocate this requirement to another site or to use another Contractor would result in an interruption of Services. This would be considerable cost to the Government. BBG could not identify any additional potential sources beyond Dogan Uydu Haberlesme ve Telkomunikasyon Ticaret A.S., who can meet BBG's requirement. It has been determined that Dogan Uydu Haberlesme is the only known Contractor to BBR who is capable of and authorized to continue the Services. 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 details 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 May 31, 2018 at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time via email at sbelinfo@bbg.gov. ALL ATTACHEMNTS MUST BE SENT IN "PDF FORMAT" AND INCLUDE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TOTAL SIZE OF ALL ATTACHEMNTS 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 email to sbelinfo@bbg.gov 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 is a public Notice and is not a Request for Proposal or Request for Quote.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/BBG/ADM/MCONWASHDC/951700-18-SNI-00046/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: DOGAN UYDU HABERLESME HIZMETLERI VE TELEKOMUNIKASYON TICARET A..S.., Dogan TV Center Bagcilar 34204 Istanbul, Tel: (0212) 413 51 11 Faks: (0212) 413 53 10, Turkey
- Record
- SN04926419-W 20180519/180517230955-c03ca02f4c216dffb4ccabc646a56cd5 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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