FBO: Notice of Intent to Sole Source The 502d Contracting Squadron intends to award a sole source requirement for the upgrade of Wireless Internet Services to the Time Warner Cable. The proposed contract action will be made using simplified acquisition procedures as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). This notice is neither a request for competitive proposals nor a solicitation of offers. A determination by the government to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested companies may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement. Responses to this notice should include: 1) Written narrative (not to exceed 5 pages) of Contractor's capability to provide 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) of wireless internet service 2) Company size in relation to the applicable North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) 517210- Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (exept Satellite); 3) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code; 4) The socioeconomic status of the company, i.e., small business concern, 8(a) business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned small business, veteran owned small business, or Service disabled veteran owned small business; and 5) Point of Contact information to include name, email address and telephone number. Responses to this notice should be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Valeria Arias at
[email protected]. Responses must be received no later than 12 Noon CDT on 14 August 2013. Period of performance is estimated to begin: Base Year: 15 August 2013 - 14 August 2014 Option Year 1: 15 August 2014 - 14 August 2015 Option Year 2: 15 August 2015 - 14 August 2016 Option Year 3: 15 August 2016 - 14 August 2017 Contract award cannot be made to any contractor not enrolled in the Department of Defense (DOD) System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM website is www.sam.gov.