Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 2500, Washington, DC 20237

70 -- STEREO MIXER/MONITOR W/PROGRAMMABLE MIX MINUS SOL CON-00-0082 DUE 090800 POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Wayne Greene, Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202) 619-2339; Facsimile: (202) 205-0683 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, wgreene@ibb.gov. The Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB) Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisitions Branch (CON/SA) intents to solicit, negotiate, and award a Purchase Order (contract) on a non-competitive basis using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13) to Ward-Beck Systems, LTD, Toronto Ontario, Canada for the purchase of Ward-Beck Part No. OSP-6, Stereo Mixer/Monitor with Programmable Mix Minus; Quantity: 100 each. The Voice of America is currently installing a large scale Integrated Digital Audio Production Systems, (IDAPS). The IDPAS project will replace much of the aging broadcast equipment with a high-speed client-server based digital computer network. Additional ancillary [not computer] hardware is required to interconnect IDPAS to additional audio broadcast equipment. The above equipment will be the interconnection point between the IDPAS and all the other audio components utilized at individuals workspaces. Ward-Beck is the manufacturer of the above equipment and it is not available from another source. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is FAR Subpart 6.302-1 (a) (2), 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), which states: Awhen 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.@ This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive price quotations. Interested firms or persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. All such price quotations must be received by the Government by 5PM EST, Friday, September 8, 2000 to be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order (contract) based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received from interested firms/persons responding to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any questions regarding this Notice shall be in writing and submitted to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Wayne Greene, via facsimile at (202) 260-0855 or E-mail at wgreene@ibb.gov. This notice is not a RFP, IFB, or RFQ. Posted 08/28/00 (W-SN490759). (0241)

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