NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The 673d Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska intends to award a sole source purchase order to Systems Technology, Inc. as a result of them being the manufacturer and maintainer of the PARASIM V5 and having proprietary information relating to this system. This requirement is for a system upgrade to a device currently owned by the USAF. Due to the proprietary information and software associated with this purchase, only Systems Technology, Inc. can fulfill this requirement. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) & 13.106(b). The anticipated award date is 17 September 2015. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the product/services listed above. Deadline date for the submittals is 14 September 2015 at 2 pm Alaska Standard Time. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. For information regarding this purchase, contact A1C Richard White, Contract Specialist, at (907) 552-7174 or
[email protected].