B08_0044001639_Notice_of_Intent_SAM_2.pdf

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. CONOPS Central intends to award a contract for radio tower rental at The Voth, TX Tower Site for Big Thicket National Preserve. This contract will be issued with One (1) Base year and Four (4) Option years. This site is the result of an analysis conducted by Motorola as being a suitable site for a satellite receiver that would provide coverage in the Lower Neches River bottom, Beaumont Island, and Pine Island Bayou portions of the Preserve. No other available tower sites were identified by Motorola during that analysis that would provide the required coverage for this portion of the Preserve. Radio communications and the geographical dependent nature of the system design requires a provider that has a tower space available at the correct height and in an acceptable location to allow the Preserve repeater system equipment to function correctly. Radio communication, in most incidents, in this portion of the Preserve is the only way personnel can communicate at Big Thicket. Cell phone service is not typically available in the Neches river bottom, portions of Beaumont Island and portions of Pine Island Bayou nor is it acceptable for emergency communications where many parties must be contacted at once. Satellite phones while more reliable in this area than cell phones still do not meet the need for multiple party communications in a rapid and efficient manner. Big Thicket National Preserve conducts emergency operations including Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services in Southeast Texas in diverse and separate land and water units spread out over a 100 square mile area.

Communications for our first responders are a critical life and safety issue. In many of these areas, the park’s radio system is the only communication system that provides coverage for Preserve Staff.

Authority for this award is 10 U.S.C. 2304©(1), FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) Only one Responsible Source and No other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements and 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency. The sole source justification for this award is attached. If you have specific questions or require clarification of this notice, please contact Ana Zapata, Contract Specialist at 505-469-0618 or email at ana_zapata@nps.gov.

If no interest in this requirement by Wednesday, March 12, 2025, then the contract will be awarded to Pinnacle Towers. If you have specific questions or require clarification of this notice, please contact Ana Zapata, Contract Specialist at 505-469-0618 or email at ana_zapata@nps.gov. The proposed contract action covers supplies/services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals; however, this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Inquiries and proposals received with ten (10 days) after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.

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