Maintenance and Service Agreement for Siemens Apogee BAS

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. OUT OF HAYWARD, CA TO PROVIDE A MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR NOAA'S APOGEE BUSINESS AUTOMATION SYSTEM (BAS). ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA'S REQUIREMENT FOR A MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR NOAA'S SIEMENS APOGEE BAS. SIEMENS, AS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SYSTEM, IS THE ONLY COMPANY ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT. THE SYSTEM IS PROPRIETARY AND MUST BE SERVICED BY SIEMENS EMPLOYEES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 9/5/2018 - 9/4/2019 ***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 OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO 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.