J--Intent to Award a Sole Source to Winchester Systems

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101 requiring the dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract/purchase order using the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.02-1. The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), under the contracting authority of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) intends to issue a sole-source, firm fixed price, purchase order to Winchester Systems, 101 Billerica Avenue, Building 5, Billerica, MA 01862 for procurement of Maintenance Support Renewal for Winchester Data Storage. The services required are available from only one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. The NGIC will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. E-mail Janet Lamb, Contract Specialist, with responses regarding this requirement at [email protected]. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted.