5830--Public Address System Upgrade and Installation for Indy

36C25020Q0552 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Page 1 of 1 The VISN 10, Network Contracting Office (NCO 10) hereby gives notice of the Government s intent to establish a fixed-price contract action with South Western Communications: 7031 Mayflower Park Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077 to purchase and install a Rauland Telecenter TCC2000 Campus Controller system, five (5) TCC2022 Zone Page Modules, with necessary accessories and software. This contract action provides for a backup overhead paging system is used during telecomunications downtimes or outages. The overhead system is utilized for paging individuals, announcing codes, and impending downtimes of large systems for the Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center: 1481 W 10th Street, Indianapolis,IN 46202-2803. This contract action will be established IAW FAR 13.106-1(b). This contract action will be established with a single source, SWC of Indianapolis, because the original manufacturer of the Rauland Telecenter, AMETEK, Inc, has designated South Western Communications as the exclusive distributor for Rauland products for Indiana. The assigned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334310 and the Federal Supply Code (FSC) is 5830. Please do not request a copy of a solicitation. This notice is neither a request for competitive proposals, nor is it a solicitation of offers. Any response to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government and any capability statement provided must address services listed above. Written communication received will be considered informational, and may be used as market research for determining procurement methods for future contract actions. If no affirmative written response is received on or before April 24, 3:00 PM EST, this contract action will be issued without further notice. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Inquiries will only be accepted via email at [email protected]. A determination by the Government to not compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE USED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT OF FAR 5.101; AND DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTRACT FOR ANY SUPPLY OR SERVICE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS.