Notice to Award Sole Source Cable and Internet Support

Added: Apr 30, 2016 6:00 pm

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. Notice Number W91ZLK-16-Q-0001. The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, Installation Contracting Division, 6001 Combat Drive, Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 21005 in support of the Aberdeen Proving Ground Garrison and supported tenants located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland has a requirement to procure cable television and high speed internet support. The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 517110 and the Business Size Standard is 1,500. The government intends to award a firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Infinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Comcast of Harford County, 30 N Parke St, Aberdeen, MD 21001-2436, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Not obtaining this requirement from Comcast will result in a significant duplication of efforts in costs, man-hours and would adversely affect the mission for tenants that require cable and internet access. Comcast has the on-site knowledge of the existing cabling infrastructure and owns fiber optic feed lines, convertors, amplifiers and significant portion of the underground cable infrastructure at Aberdeen Proving Ground, used to provide the required support.

This requirement is for High Speed Internet and Cable access, as well as technical support and maintenance, to Aberdeen Proving Ground Garrison and supported Garrison tenants. The Period of Performance for this requirement is anticipated for 14 May 2016 through 13 May 2017.

CLIN 0001: High Speed Internet - Starter Internet:16 16M/3Mbps megabits per second (MBPS), Deluxe-50: 50M/10Mbp, Deluxe 75: 75M/15Mbps, Deluxe 100: 100M/20Mbps, Deluxe 150: 150M/20Mbps, Modem Rental and Static IP's.

CLIN 0002: Cable Television High Definition Cable and Standard Definition Support

CLIN 0003: Installation support

All responses received within 7 days after date of publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. 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. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time May 6, 2016. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. For questions concerning this Notice of Intent, contact Ms. Susan Sowa, Contracting Officer email at: susan.l.sowa.civ@mail.mil Posting date of this requirement is April 30, 2016. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED.