Vindicator Alarm System

TITLE: FA4809-10-Q-0324, Sole Source Acquisition for Vindicator Alarm System. The 4th Contracting Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC intends to award a sole source purchase order to Open Roads Inc. Required items to be purchased for the upgrade of the Vindicator Alarm System. Materials included are as follows: a) alarm processor units (Qty 4). b) motion sensors (Qty 4). c) balanced magnetic switches (Qty 4). d) secure access keypads (Qty 4). e) enclosure with power back up (Qty 4). f) conduit (Qty 1). g) misc. electrical components (Qty 4). h) installation test and commission (Qty 64). i) program managment (Qty 4). j) shipping and handling(Qty 1). The current Vindicator Alarm System employed by Seymour Johnson AFB Security Forces is a proprietary product of Open Roads who has proprietary rights to all software, software maintenance, and specifications for this existing system. Manufacturer: Open Roads Inc. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract lies solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. The closing date for this synopsis is 15 Sep 10 at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. The anticipated award date is 17 Sep 10. For information regarding this purchase, please contact A1C Tiffany Gilbert at (919) 722-5408 or SSgt Ian Buschmann at (919) 722-5410. APPLICABILITY OF AUTHORITY: Request to award this requirement to only one responsible source, Open Roads Inc. In order to install and integrate a new Vindicator alarm system into the already existing Vindicator system on SJAFB a contractor would have to be certified to install Vindicator equipment and have access to the base network and the alarm system head end at Bldg 5005 and 5006 in order to program the new alarms into the system. Other companies may be certified to install Vindicator equipment; however, they will not be able to obtain access to Seymour Johnson's network due to OPSEC and INFOSEC reasons. Allowing base network access to a company for a single installation compromises Seymour Johnson's OPSEC and INFOSEC. Currently, Open Roads is the only contractor that is both certified to install Vindicator equipment and authorized access to the SJAFB network and the head end in Bldgs 5005 and 5006 in order to program the alarm system. Additionally, Open Roads is responsible for maintaining the Vindicator alarm system on SJAFB. Therefore, after the Vindicator system is installed at the four ITNs, Open Roads will be responsible for all periodic and emergency maintenance required for the system.