L--PR# 629-17-1-661-0165 Card Reader Training,

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16, 1555 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Johnson Controls, for Elevator Card reader Training for the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. The acquisition is for service to train and certify VA staff to work on the Johnson Controls Elevator Card Reader Systems already installed at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 561210 with a small business size standard of $38.5M. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 01:00 P.M., CST in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. 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. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Rachel Babin, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.