Cable Programming

This is a Sources Sought announcement, sent on behalf of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, informing of the government's intent to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Cable Programming for the activities on Fort Leonard Wood., Missouri. The period of performance includes a base year and up to four consecutive year periods. All previous awards have been to Small Business. The purpose of this announcement is to determine sources and the ability to set-aside any future requirements by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command - Fort Leonard Wood (MICC-FLW) office. IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED, IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. The government may issue a single Blanket Purchase Agreement based upon responses to this announcement. This is a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS 515210 with a size standard of $35.5 million. The requirement is basic cable television programming with four channels available for installation usage. A Mass notification override must be available over all channels in case of an emergency situation. A Franchise Agreement must be in place at time of award or before the period of performance begins. Currently no satellite facilities or dish type receivers may be mounted on the buildings on the installation. Payment options will include the ability to pay by invoicing thru WAWF and by Government Purchase Card (GPC). All WAWF instructions will be included with each Delivery Order. All GPC information to include payment official will be provided with each Ordering Officer Appointment. Responses: The information should be sent by EMAIL ONLY to Mr. Richard Brown, richard.a.brown.civl@mail.mil and Mr. David Westall, david.r.westall.civ@mail.mil NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM EDT, 28 March 2016. Any questions shall be directed by EMAIL ONLY to Mr. Brown and Mr. Westall. No proposals are requested by this announcement; all responses shall be solely in the form of information and materials. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract on the basis of this RFI. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals or any cost or pricing data. Contractors are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Sources Sought. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought will be the sole responsibility of the contractor. All submissions will be treated as business confidential materials, become U.S. Government property, and will not be returned. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this announcement.