59 -- UPDATE EXISTING QUANTEL EDITING SYSTEM

Notice Date

September 10, 2001

Contracting Office

Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 2500, Washington, DC 20237

ZIP Code

20237

Solicitation Number

CON-01-0083

Response Due

September 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Wayne Greene, Contracting Officer, Telephone: (202) 619-2339; Facsimile: (202) 205-0683

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contracting officer via (wgreene@ibb.gov)

Description

The Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisition Branch (M/CON/SA) intents to solicit, negotiate and award a Purchase Order (contract) on a non-competitive basis using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 13) to Quantel, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, New York 10036 for the purchase of a software/hardware update for an existing Quantel Editing System, s/n 16175, which consists of : 1) Quantel 460-106 Editbox Seat update for a V8 Editseat, Qty. 1 each and Product Training (at customer site) for two (2) days, Qty 1 each. Quantel is the manufacturer and is only known source of this equipment. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition that is applicable to this procurement is FAR Subpart 6.302-1 (a) (2), 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), which states: "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for.@ This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive price quotations or proposals. However, other interested firms or persons may express their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government must receive all such price quotations by close of business 12 Noon EST, Tuesday, September 25, 2001 to be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order (contract) based upon response to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information received from interested firms/persons responding to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any questions regarding this Notice shall be in writing and submitted to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Wayne Greene, via facsimile at (202) 260-0855 or E-mail at wgreene@ibb.gov. This notice is not a RFP, IFB, or RFQ.

Record

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