Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

K -- MODIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT SOL RFQ 618-65-97 DUE 090497 POC Mavis Nelson 612-725-2189 Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253 (C)(1) AND IAW far 6.302, the proposed contract action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source to provide PBX/MDF Telephone Equipment consisting of a PIM Unit and converting 150 local analog to digital. U.S. West as local carrier will provide eight (9) T1 trunks at no charge and current maintenance and follow-on telephone contractor, WilTel will supply and install hardware/software requirements after hours in a phasing order (keep redundancy) in order to prevent disruption in service; perform project within 30 calendar days.The PIM Unit and Digital cards will support the T1s to convert from analog to digital . Supply any necessary supporting/operating software and hardware and training as necessary. The above FAR 6.302 authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one source. This notice ofintent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any vendor proposal received before September 4, 1997 may be considered for capability. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered soley for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0216)

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