NRC RII Cable Services

Added: Aug 17, 2016 7:45 am

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Region II Office, intends to award a noncompetitive purchase order to Comcast Corporation, 1824 North East Expressway, NE, Atlanta, GA  30329-2011. The acquisition is conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b) “Soliciting from a Single Source.” 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to enter into a sole source arrangement with Comcast Corporation to provide cable television services for the NRC Region II Office located in Atlanta, GA.  The cable television services is required by the NRC to receive daily updates and news briefs which may impact the nuclear power industry. In addition, the cable television service is required to monitor weather conditions (i.e. hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.) which impact nuclear power plants located in the Southeastern United States.  The property management office where Region II office is located has advised Region II that Comcast Corporation is the only authorized cable provider for this location.  Therefore, Comcast Corporation is the only organization that can provide the required cable television service required in the Region II office. The anticipated period of performance is five years.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 517110 “Wired Telecommunication Carriers” and standard is 100,000 employees. 

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Comcast Corporation.  The anticipated award date is October 1, 2016.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations.  Additionally, in order to perform work for the NRC, potential sources must be free of conflict of interest (COI).   For information on the NRC COI regulations, visit NRC Acquisition Regulation Subpart 2009.5 (http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/contracting/48cfr-ch20.html).  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to Felicia.Mathis@nrc.gov.  No faxed documents will be accepted.  No telephone calls.