FBO_Synopsis_GPB.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

SYNOPSIS

Emergency Radio Transmitter Maintenance

Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission

SYNOPSIS:

This is a notice of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis. The Emergency Radio Transmitter Maintenance with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) requirement is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

(1) Action Code: N/A

(2) Date: 19 August

(3) Year: 2019

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305

(5) Product or Service Code: J061

(6) Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305

(7) Subject: National Weather Radio (NWR) Transmitter Maintenance

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: RFQ NWWP9219-19-00167

(9) Closing Response Date: 02 September 2019

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Contract Specialist: Jeremy Morris

Email: Jeremy.morris@noaa.gov

Contracting Officer: Jennifer A. Johnson

Email: Jennifer.A.Johnson@noaa.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Number: RFQ NWWP9219-19-00167

Contract Number: To be determined at time of award.

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A

(13) Contract Line Item Number: N/A

(14) Contract Award Date: TBD

(15) Contractor: Georgia Public Broadcasting

(16) Description:

The Contractor shall be required to provide both preventive and unscheduled National Weather Radio (NWR) transmitter maintenance that ensures the quality of NWR broadcasts and the issuance of warnings to the listening public within the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Authorization (RFA) specifications and Department of Homeland Security requirements for each station. NWS is mandated by the Federal Response Plan to provide uninterrupted Emergency Alert System (EAS) broadcast transmissions 24 hour per day, 365 days

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

per year. To satisfactorily perform this mandate in the state of Georgia, the NWS strategically located NWR transmitter stations at four GPB sites located at Atlanta, Chatsworth, Pelham, and Waycross.

GPB is the only source capable of providing the services required at the level of quality required because the services are unique or highly specialized. Only their employees can have unlimited 24 hour-a- day, 365 days-a-year access to the NWR transmitter stations at the GPB sites where the NWR equipment resides. The NWR equipment is located on towers and tower grounds with radio and television equipment owned by commercial companies. GPB is prohibited from allowing non-GPB personnel unlimited access to the site to maintain their equipment due to Homeland Security concerns. GPB’s license for broadcast television systems mandates that the sites remain secure.

Access to outside maintenance providers is limited to day light hours when they can be monitored by a GPB employee. Maintenance of the NWR transmitter systems requires 24-hour access to the tower and transmitter equipment in order to implement routine and unscheduled emergency maintenance to maintain uninterrupted service to the public.

Destination: NOAA ALANTA WFO GA

4 FALCON DRIVE

PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269

Delivery schedule: TBD

The intended source for this procurement is Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). There are no alternative sources for this service on their properties. As they are owner of each of the specific NWR sites, no other company can make modifications to the sites or offer maintenance services for this privately owned property.

The proposed contract action is for equipment for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 13.501. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may provide written notification to the Contract Specialist. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The subject solicitation will not be made available through the Government Point of Entry (GPE). Interested parties may request a solicitation by email from the Contract Specialist identified in this document.

(17) Place of Contract Performance: 4 Falcon Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269

(18) Set-aside Status: This Government does not intend to set-aside this procurement for any small business program.