Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Verizon for telephone equipment. The equipment includes digital and analog line cards, phones, and speakerphones. This equipment is used to activate additional phone services within The Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Brecksville facility. The estimated dollar value is $26,546.38. This procurement is authorized under FAR 6.302-1(a) (2)(ii)(A), as there will be substantial duplication of cost (compatibility with the existing system). The NAICS for this requirement is 517110 and the SIC is 1731. The incumbent is currently provides maintenance services for telephone equipment. The government could incur additional cost for purchasing equipment that would not be covered. Additional service contracts would need to be established in order to maintain such equipment. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 5 calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the contractors capability to provide and ability to comply with the above requirements. Information can be e-mailed to the Contracting Officer, Antionette Collins, at
[email protected]. No telephone requests will be accepted. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.