Antenna Site Lease

Notice for antenna lease site sole source award; Tyler, TX, Lubbock, TX, and Oklahoma City, OK locations. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Midstates Area Procurement Office intends to issue on a sole source basis with Pinnacle Towers LLC, 2000 Corporate Dr, Canonsburg, PA 15317. This acquisition is for lease of antenna space located near Tyler, TX, Lubbock, TX, and Oklahoma City, OK. The establishment or relocation of an IRS repeater triggers several additional reengineering costs and administrative burden to the government often found to be in excess of $30,000.00. Also, each current IRS repeater site is registered with the NTIA that allows IRS to legally transmit RF, and cannot be moved without authorization and re-registration with NTIA to ensure other frequencies do not interfere with IRS transmissions. Pinnacle Towers LLC has proprietary rights to this antenna site. The resulting purchase order will be for a one year period, with a period of performance from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. The Government intends to solicit and award with one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any other interested organizations must submit a written statement of their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill this requirement to the identified point of contact as soon as possible, but not later than 8:00 am (CST) on March 31, 2011. Faxed and e-mailed statements are acceptable, but the senders bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing to facsimile number (972)308-1928 Attn: Sarah Chapman or e-mail address Sarah.Chapman@irs.gov. Any such statement of capabilities and qualifications received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No requests for quotation will be prepared or requested. No telephone requests will be accepted.