Satellite TV subscription Services

Synopses – Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Direct TV, LLC

Date: 13 July 2023

Year: FY2023

Contracting Office Zip Code: 21702-9232

Contracting Office Address – USA Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 808 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

Subject: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

Satellite Television Subscription and Equipment

The United State Army Medical Research Acquisition activity intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, IWA FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), with Direct TV, LLC, located at 2260 E. Imperial HWY, El Segundo, CA 90245

The Administrative Support branch at WRAIR is in need of satellite TV network to provide local (Washington D.C. Metro area) and international news and information for the administrative support teams at WRAIR and for the Sleep studies research at WRAIR.

Objectives:  Provide access to the local and international news and information is a necessary asset for WRAIR.  The access to satellite TV programming is also needed for sleep studies research as subjects are at the facility for multiple days.  The contractor is to meet the Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs)

MECs include:

1. Installation of cabling and outdoor satellite receivers.
2. Provide indoor receivers, remote and coaxial cables for televisions in pre-selected rooms. Plus any installation.
3. Subscriptions to basic and Extended/premium channel to selected rooms.
4. Repair and replacement, when necessary.
5. Options to add and/ or reduce subscription packages.
6. Software updates when necessary.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible, interested parties may identify their interest by submitting capability information, in writing, by 12:00 p.m. EST, Monday, 24 July  2023 to Ms. Brenda Mena at brenda.i.mena.civ@health.mil . Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the firm’s ability to provide the stated capability.

Responses 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, USAMRAA will proceed with the sole source contract.