SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Intent to Sole Source - CSU phone services - Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2019
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517311
— Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office, PO Box 9020, Window Rock, Arizona, 86515
- ZIP Code
- 86515
- Solicitation Number
- TB20-002
- Archive Date
- 12/6/2019
- Point of Contact
- Tanya M. Begay, Phone: 9286747635
- E-Mail Address
-
tanya.begay2@ihs.gov
(tanya.begay2@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit, Chinle, AZ intends to award a non-competitive, sole source purchase order to Proposed Contractor, Navajo Communications Co. Inc., for telecommunication services for the entire Chinle Service Unit, which includes the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Many Farms, Pinon, Tsaile, and Rockpoint Clinics, which are all located on the Navajo Nation Reservation. Authority cited FAR Part 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Proposed Contractor shall provide PRI dedicated Phone services to the Chinle Service Unit for FY2020. Phone PRI services shall be available 24/7/365 days per year, period of performance 01/01/2020-12/31/2020. The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services for telecommunication services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by December 5, 2019, 5:00PM MDST, the contract will be issued without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-Navajo/TB20-002/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Off Highway 191 & Hospital Drive, Chinle, Arizona, 86503, United States
- Zip Code: 86503
- Zip Code: 86503
- Record
- SN05489565-W 20191107/191105230431-4ce7d178ed9e0407e4dacf0b19e15608 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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