Notice of Intent.docx

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

28321324RNOI00022

This document serves as the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) formal Notice of Intent (NOI) to award a contract on a sole-source basis for the procurement of Internet Services for the SSA’s Chicago Fitness Center located at Harold Washington Social Security Center (HWSSC) Fitness Center, 600 W. Madison Street, Chicago, IL. 60661-2274.

This is not a Request for Quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, but a notification of the SSA’s intent to issue, on a sole-source basis, a firm fixed-price purchase order to AT&T Corp., P.O. Box 5094, Carol Stream, IL 60197-5094. Under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b)(1), the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The government installation the fitness center facility resides in utilizes the services of AT&T. The agency is required to keep the internet provider for the facility within the installation the same as the installation itself. Therefore, facility must utilize the internet services provided by AT&T. The period of performance will be for a base period of twelve months, beginning September 30, 2024, ending September 29, 2025, with an additional four (4), 12-month option periods, if exercised.

This requirement is utilizing procedures in FAR Part 12 in conjunction within procedures in FAR Part 13. A determination by SSA not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within discretion of SSA. Information received will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The government does not intend to pay for information proved in response to this notice. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Responses shall be submitted by 12:30 PM ED on July 12, 2024. If SSA does not receive an acceptable response to this announcement by 12:30 PM ED on July 12, 2024, in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with AT&T as the only source for a purchase order. Respondents should refer to Solicitation 28321324RNOI00022 in their responses. Interested vendors shall submit responses to this notice via email to Nathaniel.Bell@ssa.gov. by 12:30 PM ED on July 12, 2024. SSA will not honor or acknowledge requests for copies of a solicitation. The Government will not accept phone calls related to this notice of intent.