Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

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DOIFFBO240063
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
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Opportunity facts

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About this opportunity

This Special Notice from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces their intent to make a sole source award to Southern Communications Services for radio communications equipment and services. The agency requires the purchase of new radio equipment to maintain law enforcement communications with the Georgia State dispatch system, which utilizes proprietary Harris radio models and software operated only by Southern Linc.

The Notice provides that the objective is for Southern Communications Services to provide $555,000 worth of equipment for law enforcement radio communications and dispatch with the State of Georgia system. Interested parties may submit capability statements by February 15, 2024 to be considered for the sole source award, however the agency states their intent to award Southern Communications Services due to the proprietary nature of the required equipment and services. No other deadlines, requirements or eligibility criteria are provided.

Notice text

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award

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 Communications Branch intends to award a firm fixed price sole source under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).: Southern Communications Services, INC.

5555 Glenridge Connector NE
Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia
30342-4759, United States

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers, and the Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 5999, Miscellaneous Electrical And Electronic Components. The object of this sole source award is to require the purchase of equipment for law enforcement radio communications and dispatch provided by the State of Georgia

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: carter_duke@fws.gov.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED

Files

File Type Posted
A16_Single_Source_Justification_BF_1.pdf PDF

Notice history

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