Notice of Intent

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Education Acquisition Office, Albuquerque, NM intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price contracts with Apple, Inc. 1 Apple Parkway, Cupertino, CA 95014 to quantity 75 - 11¿ iPad Pro, Wi-Fi, 256GB with 2 year Apple Care+ and quantity of 75 - Smart Keyboard Folio¿s for the BIE-Tse'ii'ahi Community School, Crownpoint, New Mexico in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 "Only One Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements". The anticipated delivery date will be September 30, 2020. The total anticipated cost is $83,025.00.

The BIE K-12 schools, Apple, Inc., is the only source of Apple Products for private or public K-12 education institutions is Apple with a few limited exceptions. Only a handful of strategic resellers, such as A T & T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, are authorized to sell Apple Products to private and public K-12 education institutions in the United States.

This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation is available for this requirement. If a firm believes that BIA should not pursue this procurement, it should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement by 5:00 P.M. (MST) on August 13, 2020 via email at Steave.Phann@bia.gov. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.