J -- SOLE SOURCE SERVICES FROM SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Notice Date

September 13, 2000

Contracting Office

Bureau of Prisons, FDC Houston, P.O. Box 526245, Houston, Texas 77052-6245

ZIP Code

77052-6245

Solicitation Number

HOU0P1

Response Due

September 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Darrell McKeel, 713-229-4125 Fax 713-229-4204

Description

The Federal Detention Center (FDC), Houston, Texas intends to procure on a sole source basis from Siemens Building Technologies, maintenance to our buildings environmental system under the authority of FAR 13.501. This includes full maintenance service, repairs and upgrades on our Siemens Building Controls and Smoke Control Systems. It is anticipated that the award of the requirement shall be on or about October 1, 2000. Award through competition would require substantial changes to the buildings control systems at a cost that the Government would not recover through competition. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence, that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities, pricing and any other information which demonstrates their ability to meet the FDC's needs. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to: FDC Houston, Attn: Darrell L. McKeel, Contract Specialist, P.O. Box 526245, Houston, Texas, 77052-6245 or hand carried to FDC Houston, Attn: Darrell L. McKeel, Contract Specialist, 1200 Texas Ave., Houston, Texas, 77002. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this nocie, but will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the contract will be awarded without further notice. Anticipated contract performance period: 10/01/00 through 09/30/01.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000915/JSOL030.HTM (W-257 SN496244)