HARDWARE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to negotiate and award a contract on a noncompetitive basis to North American Access Technologies, Inc., (NAATI) for a hardware upgrade of two 3M FaxXchange units for the Facsimile Broadcast Messaging System (FBMS). This messaging system was developed for and purchased by DOE from NAATI several years ago. Because of age and usage, the hardware as is can no longer be maintained. The FBMS contains almost 4,000 locations and a large address database. The current units on hand are mission-critical to DOE's emergency notificaiton systems and certain information will have to be electronically transferred to new units without any interruption in service. The system hardware will be upgraded by two state-of-the-art FaxXchange units and an administrative console with 4 additional years of maintenance. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Thisnotice-of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days after date of publication of this synopsis (this timeframe supersedes that of Note 22) will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. See Note(s) 22 *****& Posted 08/06/00 (W-SN482917).

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