Teleconferencing Configuration, Installation, and Maintenance

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS), OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER (OPC), U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER (USNIC) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH AV3 INC. OUT OF MECHANICSVILLE, MD FOR CONTINUED CONFIGURATION OF THEIR PROPRIETARY AUDIVISUAL SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT AV3, INC. IS THE SOLE ENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE CONTINUED AV3 INC. PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION AND THE RELATED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE. IN SUPPORT OF THE EXISTING USNIC TELECONFERENCING SYSTEM, AV3, INC., WILL PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NEW AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT, UPGRADE TABLETOP CONTROL PANEL SOFTWARE TO ENABLE WEB-BASED VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND TELEPHONE CALLS AND INSTALL PREVIOUSLY-PURCHASED EQUIPMENT. AV3 INC. PROVIDED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION OF THE UNSIC MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM. THIS CONTRACT WILL ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE OF THE USNIC TELECONFERENCING SYSTEM AND SUBSEQUENT PREVENTATIVE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION TO NOT CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.