THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT. The Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts (CON) located in Washington, D.C. intends to negotiate and award a non-competitive purchase order to ATIRELL, Nyarugenge, VK, in Kigall, Rwanda, for the acquisition of a diesel generator for broadcast site at Manga Hill outside of Bujumbura, Burundi.
The anticipated period of performance is September 4, 2014 - September 3, 2015
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) which is implemented at FAR Subpart 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.
BBG/IBB, Office of Contracts (CON) plans to make an award to ATIRELL on a sole-source basis for a CAT GEP 55-3 Generator. The generator will allow for sufficient capacity of power to support a VOA FM transmitter. The commercial power, at the facility is unreliable. This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotes. Interested firms must submit a written response that demonstrates their specifications, and ability to provide a diesel generator. Interested firms must state how they would facilitate the above and include appropriate documentation. 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. Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts, 330 C Street, SW, Room 4300, Washington, DC 20237 by September 3, 2014 06:30 am Eastern Standard Time, Washington, DC time.. The written response must be submitted to the attention of Adrienne R. Washington, Contracting Officer, office phone: 202 382 - 7867, office fax: 202 382 7870 email: [email protected]. Telephone or faxed responses are NOT acceptable and will NOT be considered. No telephone responses of an interested firm's statements of interest, capabilities, and pertinent experience will be accepted by BBG. Any questions regarding this Notice of Intent shall be in writing and submitted to Adrienne Washington, Contract Specialist, by facsimile at (202) 382-7870 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Any determination to compete or not to compete this proposed purchase order is solely within the discretion of the Government. All written expressions of interest shall specifically reference this Notice by its title and date of publication. This notice is not a RFQ, RFP or an IFB.
Primary Point of Contact.:
ADRIENNE R. WASHINGTON,
Contracting Officer
[email protected]
Phone: 202-382-7867
Secondary Point of Contact:
Herman Shaw,
Branch Chief, Contracting Officer
[email protected]
Phone: 000-000-0000
Contracting Office Address:
330 C Street, SW, Room 4300
Washington, District of Columbia 20237
United States