SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Upgrade and Implementation to Cisco Unified Communications System - Version 10.5
- Notice Date
- 3/8/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS), 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HU0001-16-Q-0393
- Archive Date
- 4/5/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jason Motala, Phone: 301-295-3792
- E-Mail Address
-
jason.motala@usuhs.edu
(jason.motala@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOLE SOURCE NOTICE The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with World Wide Technologies (WWT), located in Lanham, MD, for an upgrade to Cisco Unified Communications System - Version 10.5 which includes design, implementation, testing, documentation, and training. This equipment will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition. (b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The USU is the only Federal health sciences university and we are committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Public Health Service (PHS) and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Cisco upgrade is a delicate process that must be done by a Cisco Gold partner which WWT is. The WWT team installed the VOIP system for USUHS and are the only ones who know the system and configuration in detail; understanding how to fix the current issues, given their understanding of the complete system architecture and infrastructure. World Wide Technology, Inc. is the only know source that can provided the requested upgrade and implementation. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be submitted via email to jason.motala@usushs.edu by 10:00 PM EST on March 21st, 2016.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN04043172-W 20160310/160308235102-2625a1ba01bdcce102e288e2f8f6e31d (fbodaily.com)
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