TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR CROW SERVICE UNIT

The Indian Health Service, Billings Area, Crow Service Unit in Crow Agency, Montana intends to award a non-competitive, sole-source contract to Nemont Telephone Co-Operative, Inc. Scobey, Montana, 59263-0000, for Wired Telecommunication Services for Crow Service Unit. The contractor, Nemont Telephone Co-Operative, Inc., is the only telephone service provider in the geographical area of Crow Agency, MT. The purchase order shall comprise of a 12 month period for local and long distance wired telecommunication services. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received by 1:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) October 13, 2016, the contract will be issued without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement 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 in the future. Responses may be emailed to the following addresses: Prudence.yellowowl@ihs.gov and Isaiah.hugs@ihs.gov by the deadline stated above. All vendors are hereby notified that if your response is not received by the date and time specified in this notice, it will not be considered. Contracting Office Address: 2900 4th Avenue North PO Box 36600 Billings, Montana 59107 Place of Performance: Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital 1 Hospital Way Crow Agency, MT 59022