Notice of Intent - Giant Voice Single Source Plus Option Year
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- North Dakota 58703, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force, specifically the 5th Contracting Squadron (5 CONS) located at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, has issued a Special Notice regarding a single source purchase order for Giant Voice system maintenance. The notice concerns a specialized technical maintenance requirement for which only one vendor is currently known to possess the necessary certified personnel. This opportunity is being pursued under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and will be awarded through Other than Full and Open Competition, as authorized by specific Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions. The contract is not being competitively bid due to the unique technical expertise required for the Giant Voice system maintenance.
Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit detailed written information demonstrating their capability to provide updates and maintenance for the Giant Voice system by March 31, 2024, at 5:00 pm Central Standard Time. While the notice is not a formal request for competitive proposals, the government will review any submissions to potentially determine whether a competitive procurement might be feasible. The anticipated award date is scheduled for after April 1, 2025. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on the received information. Eligible contractors should focus on providing comprehensive documentation of their technical qualifications, specifically related to Giant Voice system maintenance capabilities. The purchase order will be made under specific FAR exceptions that allow for non-competitive procurement when a unique vendor is the sole source of required expertise.
Notice text
The 5th Contracting Squadron (5 CONS) in Minot AFB, ND, intends to award a single source purchase order to provide updates/maintenance for the Giant Voice's system maintenance. There is currently only vendor known of holding the certified personnel for this system. Since there are no other authorized distributors for the mainenance of the Giant Voice's maintenance, 5 CONS intends to award a single source purchase order to the vendor that can fulfill this requirement.
This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other than Full and Open Competion as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) & 13.106-1(b). The anticipated award date is after 1 April 2025. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete informtation describing their ability to provide updates/maintenance for the Giant Voice's system maintenance. The deadline for submittals is 31 March at 5:00 pm Central Standard Time.
A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice soley within the discretion of the governement. Information received will be considered soley for determining whether to conduct a competetice procurement.
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