# SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/doiffbo240130

- Solicitation number: DOIFFBO240130
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Interior
- Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Contracting office: Fws, IT Services (140F1S)
- NAICS: 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
- Product or service code: DG10 Network services delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Physical and wireless networks managed as a service connected to and from core data centers, work areas, and offices connecting end users to the organization's broader networks. Network services delivered in connection with other IaaS and PaaS services. Cloud based network management services and Software Defined Networks (SDN) accessed by service contract or subscriptions.
- First posted: June 13, 2024
- Last posted: June 13, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c28502a2b0f34d0cae8460740c1d4e80/view

## Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Division of Migratory Birds, in Bloomington, MN, intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Dakota Carrier Network, LLC to furnish: Internet service. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.

Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within ten (10) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convicting evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is:

Melissa Marchand, email: melissa_marchand@fws.gov. Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the Subject line of your email. This notice will close on: 06/23/2024 at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time

## Publications

- June 13, 2024: Special notice, due June 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice c28502a2b0f34d0cae8460740c1d4e80. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c28502a2b0f34d0cae8460740c1d4e80/view

## Points of contact

- Marchand, Melissa, melissa_marchand@fws.gov, 6127135216

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