National Park Service, Contract and Property Team (2623), P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127

D -- PROCURE AND MAINTAIN EXISTING SERVICEWIDE NPS VIDEOCONFERENCE SYSTEMS SOL 1443RP0001-97-S08 DUE 102097 POC Dyra Monroe, Contract Specialist (202) 565-1154/voice (202) 565-1144/fax Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the National Park Service (NPS) intends to enter into a non-competitive contract to procure maintenance service, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) desk top and group videoconference systems; PBX implementation and associated peripheral equipment and specialized professional services. This acquisition is in keeping with Reinventing Government Initiatives and is in compliance with OMB Circular No. A-76, Section 5, para c that states the Federal Government shall rely on commericially available sources to provide commercially available products and services. The statutory authority permitting other that full an open competition is 41 USC 2304(d)(1)(b), only one responsible source. Use of this authority is cited because RMES Communications is currently the only company providing COTS products, PBX and videoconferencing integrated systems, services and maintenance that meets all the NPS requirements. The NPS intends to enter into negotiations with RMES Communications on a non-competitive basis within 30 days after the publication of this notice. However, all information received by this agency shall be considered. A determination not to open the requirement to competition based on responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the agency. This synopsis may represent the only notice of this action. (0260)

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