Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations, Legacy Region 9. USFWS IRTM intends to award a firm fixed price sole source base year plus one option year contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source to:
AT&T Mobility LLC
1025 Lenox Park Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30319

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 517312, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite). FirstNet is only available through AT&T. The object of this sole source award to AT&T is the wireless services data support, video, telephony and Push To Talk (PTT) and be unlimited for each smartphone device. The services must be available permanently or temporarily across the western United States. The service must include a SIM card which supports the FirstNet network and priority and preemption on the FirstNet network. The service must also include FirstNet web portal access and accounts for local control and management of all the smartphone devices and the talkgroups, applications, priority, etc. that may be assigned to the devices. The PTT service must work on the contractor provided FirstNet smartphones.The service must work from a smartphone device to another and multiple smartphone devices anywhere on the FirstNet network.The service must integrate with the contractor provided ROIP Gateway to cross-connect traffic to attached land mobile radio.The PTT service must also support grouping of conversations (talkgroups).

This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.

Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: Lorenzo_aragon@fws.gov.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED