Intent to Sole Source.docx

SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Alicia.Brister@FirstNet.gov

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract under 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) – Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements to Ranlytics Americas, LLC for feature testing and monitoring mobile network performance.

The Ranlytics solution is the only measurement platform providing the combination of low-cost measurement devices incorporating multiple modems to support a band-locked measurement mode, incorporating equipment designed for easy deployment to fleet vehicles and provides an automated post processing and measurement display portal providing tailored information to a range of portal users.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents exist for this requirement and telephone and/or email requests will not be honored. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data along with cost, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability of the services. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with a sole source award to the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Inc.

Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Alicia Brister at Alicia.Brister@FirstNet.gov by 11:00AM (EST), 20 September 2024. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The email subject line shall state, “FirstNet Special Notice AA-NTI-SE-O-24-02391”.