59 -- DIGITAL VIDEO EFFECTS (DVE) SYSTEM

Notice Date

June 15, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

20237

Solicitation Number

CON-01-0064

Response Due

June 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Wayne Greene, Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202) 619-2339; Facsimile: (202) 205-0683

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contracting officer via (wgreene@IBB.GOV)

Description

The Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB, Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisition Branch (M/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 Professional Products, Inc. 9116 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877 for the purchase of a Grass Valley Group Krystal Digital Video Effects (DVE) System, Qty. 1 PK. This component is to include the following: Model 4300-102SF, Video Processor Channels. Qty. 4 EA., Model 4300-221F, Additional Users. Qty. 2 EA., Model 4300-CP, Control Panels. Qty 2 EA., Model 4300-4X1, Combiner. Qty. 1 EA., a six (6) month warranty on equipment. Grass Valley Group, manufacturer of this equipment has officially discontinued production as of September 2000 and its inventory has been depleted. Professional Products is currently the only known vendor in possession of this product who is able to meet the required delivery date of July 6, 2001. 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: A(2) 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.@ 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. The Government must receive all such price quotations by close of business 3 PM EST, Thursday, June 28, 2001 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.

Record

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