Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Broadcasting Board of Governors requires spare Shortwave Transmitter components for the Thomcast Shortwave Transmitter that supports shortwave broadcasting. The proposed contract action under authority of FAR 6.302-1, when the supplies or services required by the agency are available only from one responsible source, or for DoD, NASA and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other types of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for. The spare parts are unique and proprietary to Ampegon AG and cannot be substituted with other parts.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. As part of the written response, a respondent must be able to prove to the Government their ability to provide these requirements. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A written response must include evidence of the respondent's ability to support the described requirement. Interested parties with the capability of meeting the proposed requirements are requested to provide an e-mail to the point of contact, Kurt Tuckerman at ktuckerman@bbg.gov and copy Charles Shepard at cshepard@bbg.gov not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 11 May 2018 expressing interest and outlining their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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