SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- Sole Source acquisition for Emergency Comunications Center
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 517919
— All Other Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, 434th Operational Contracting Office, 448 Mustang Ave, Grissom ARB, Indiana, 46971-5320
- ZIP Code
- 46971-5320
- Solicitation Number
- F5D3023162AC01
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- Joyce Nudge, Phone: 7656882827
- E-Mail Address
-
joyce.nudge@us.af.mil
(joyce.nudge@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source Procurement. The 434th Contracting Operational Office, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) sole source contract to Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc. This requirement is for the contractor to relocate four Siemens positions in addition to the purchase and integrate/install of equipment with the existing equipment in the emergency communications center (ECC) located at Grissom ARB, IN. In order to maintain warranty and supportability for the propriety equipment currently installed any additional equipment/labor must be provided by Siemens. Also, a single source solution is required due to the complex nature, critical time line and seamless integration required to complete this project. Siemens equipment has been certified by the Joint Interoperability Technical center (JITC) to be used in emergency communications centers (ECC). Warranty support for existing and new components is a critical mission element that must be maintained to ensure unencumbered operational support for the ECC mission and customers. Finally, the OEM will not honor support from another system integrator/provider. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 (a), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 517919 and the size standard is $30M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Interested parties shall contact the point of contact listed for information pertaining to this requirement. Interested parties may identify their interest and submit a capability statement by providing a response not later than 1:00 P.M. EST on 25 July 2013. NO VERBAL REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The clause at AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, applies. (Ombudsman for this acquisition is Col Steven Slick, HQ AFRC/ATZ, 255 Richard Ray Blvd, Robins AFB, GA, 31098-1637, phone: (478)327-2472 email: to:steven.slick@us.af.mil. Any questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to the Point of Contact: Contracting Officer, Ms. Joyce Nudge at (765) 688-2827; Fax (765) 688-2803; or email: joyce.nudge@us.af.mil, Primary Place of Performance: Grissom ARB, IN; Postal Code: 46971; Country: United States.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Grissom ARB, Indiana, 46971, United States
- Zip Code: 46971
- Zip Code: 46971
- Record
- SN03119429-W 20130719/130718005737-aa406b76ee5eb1f4877345d33335fbfe (fbodaily.com)
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