Building Systems Training

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Building Services (PBS) Acquisition Services Division (PQC) located at 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405 intends to award a sole source contract to Pennsylvania State University for Building Systems Training. The training services will include: Facilities Infrastructure Fundamentals Training (FIFT), Fundamentals of High Performance Buildings (FHPB), Smart Building Operations Training (SBOT), Facilities Water Conservation Management (FWCM) for the Office of Facility Management Services Programs. The authority permitting this sole source acquisition without full and open competition is prescribed by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement. An approved Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizing this procurement will be posted in accordance with FAR 6.305(a) within fourteen days of contract award. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A solicitation package will not be posted publicly and requests for copies of the solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future would be in the best interest of the Government. The anticiapated award date is on or about August 31, 2018.