S--Preventative and premium full service maintenance onexisting Metasys System located in Temple and Waco, Texas

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action Synopsis. This proposed contract action is published to notify potential sources that the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Other than Full & Open Competition) to Johnson Controls Inc. located at 4150 Freidrich Lane, Suite H, Austin, Texas, 78744. The award is to provide preventative and premium full service maintenance on existing Metasys Operator Work Station Computers, CRT, Network Control Units at the Temple and Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located in Temple and Waco, Texas. Johnson Control Inc is the manufacture and sole distributor of the above requirement. The term of this contract will be for a base year period from 1 October 2007 through 30 September 2008 with four (1) one year options. The Applicable NAICS Code is 561210 and applicable size standard is $32.5 million. This is not a request for competitive quotes, but responses received on or before July 19, 2007 will be evaluated. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Respondents will not be notified of the Government's determination. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this notice of proposed contract action. Information should be submitted to the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, ATTN: Rachelle Moore (10N17/CTVHCS), 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504-7451 or Fax 254-743-0503.