J -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF IDAHO FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE FOR NWS-OWNED WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS LOCATED AT CUL DE SAC HILL, DOE POINT, FLAT TOP BUTTE, EAST TWIN BUTTE, COTTEREL PEAK, AND BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN, IDAHO. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FOR ONE YEAR, PLUS ONE OPTION YEAR. PROPOSED VENDOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE VAULT SPACE, TOWER SPACES, AND AC SERVICE AT CUL DE SAC HILL, DOE POINT, FLAT TOP BUTTE, SEDGEWICK PEAK, EAST BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN, IDAHO. MICROWAVE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN BOISE TO FLAT TOP BUTTE AND BOISE TO BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN, IDAHO FROM POCATELLO TO SEDGEWICK. STATE OF IDAHO POSSESSES RADIO TECHNICIANS AT REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE NWS TRANSMITTERS ARE LOCATED, AND CAN RESPOND RAPIDLY TO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. STATE OF IDAHO ALSO POSSESSES RADIO TECHNICIANS TRAINED IN MAINTAINING NWS-OWNED TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS. SITES ARE AT REMOTE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT STATE OF IDAHO, NOAA BELIEVES THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE AVAILABLE AT REMOTE LOCATIONS. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.