Direct Internet Access - Upgrade to Existing Services

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEHE) intends to award a non-competitive sole sourced purchase order to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), a tribally owned organization, large business. The cited Contractor will be upgrading current services for the field offices located in Tuba City, Arizona and Fort Defiance, Arizona to include direct internet access. NTUA  is the only Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) in the region and are the sole owners to the current existing equipment at the field sites. By awarding to a new Contractor will create insignificant costs that would require new equipment installation that will cause signifiant delays in providing the necessary services to meet mission critical projects/services. 

Authority cited 41 U.S.C. 3304 (a)(1), FAR Part 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other vendo will satisy agency requirements at the level or quality required because the services are unique and highly specialized. The need requires current vendor to upgrade existing equipment/services that are already installed and existing at the stated sites above. The overall equipment and service upgrade are compatible to existing equipment and services. 

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.  If no affirmative written response is received by August 16, 2022, 5:00PM MDT, the contract will be issued without further notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.  Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be posted publicly in the Federal Business Opportunities website.  However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).