R701--intimate partner violence assistance program advertisement intent to sole source

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Intersection Media LLC for mass transit advertising to be placed on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses. Intersection Media LLC is the sole provider of wrap advertising used on CTA buses per letter provided by CTA. Advertising proposed meets standards of VA Directive 0023_24_May_2013 Graphic Standards.

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a single buy advertising campaign. The NAICS Code is 541850.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services to the Contracting Officer by 10:00AM LOCAL (CST) August 25, 2023. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Intersection Media LLC.

Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Susan Pasholk at susan.pasholk@va.gov TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.