R--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract

Description: Notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Learfield Communications, Inc to provide commercial advertising services under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a) less than br greater than Contractor: Learfield Communications, Inc less than br greater than Address: 505 Hobbs Road Jefferson City, MO 65109 less than br greater than less than br greater than Approximate Value: Under $65,000 less than br greater than The Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) hereby issues its notice of intent to issue a sole source award to Learfield Communications, Inc to contemporaneously provide commercial advertising services during FY 2013-2014 for online and televised advertising at NCAA football and basketball events at the University of Oklahoma (OU) located in Norman, Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State University (OSU) located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Advertising and recruiting activities shall include live special events onsite at football and basketball games, and live and online advertising for the purpose of marketing the OKARNG to a targeted localized demographic and generating leads for enlistments and officer accessions into the OKARNG as well as retention efforts through recognition of the OKANG service members during these events. Learfield Communications, Inc is the sole source of commercial advertising services for online and live advertising at NCAA football and basketball events for the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University which are the two major universities located in the state of Oklahoma and offers unique services and the capability to access a large diverse fan base of the targeted demographic via websites, stadiums and arenas while addressing three key recruiting objectives throughout the year (Recruitment, Retention and Awareness). As such, the services to be purchased are unique and available from only one source pursuant to FAR 6.302(1)(b)(ii) less than br greater than less than br greater than This notice of intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI's), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOI's, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. less than br greater than less than br greater than Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to and perform the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the advertising and marketing services sought including technical data sufficient enough for the Government to determine that a comparable source can offer the same capabilities and services in the State of Oklahoma and with the same recruitment target demographic and exposure in order to meet the Government's need. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror's ability to meet all the requirements. less than br greater than The Government will consider all responses received by 3PM (CST) on 19 August 2013. Late responses will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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. less than br greater than Correspondence regarding interest and capabilities may be submitted by email at contact@example.gov or by fax to +1 (555) 000-0000. The interested party bears the burden of ensuring that submissions reach the designated office on time and should allow a reasonable time for facsimile and e-mail transmissions to be completed. All pages of the submission must reach the office before the deadline specified in this notice. The vendor bears the risk of non-receipt of electronically transmitted information and should confirm receipt. less than br greater than This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other than Full and Open Competition as authorized per FAR 6.302-1. The anticipated award date is 20 AUG 2013. Point of contact for this notice is CPT John Merlette. Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 less than br greater than less than br greater than less than br greater than