P02-Intent to Sole Source-36C25224Q0497.docx

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GENERAL INFORMATION

GLAC (69D)

115 South 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist William McQuade William.McQuade@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with e.Norman Security Systems, Inc. for Security Systems Maintenance and Repair Services on Enterprise Physical Access Control Systems (ePACS), Video Surveillance Systems (VSS), Video Intercom System (VIS), and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) at the Hines VAMC & CBOCs. To preserve existing system warranties and prohibit the potential compromising of existing software, updates, patches, hardware, or equipment which are currently in place; e.Norman Security Systems, Inc. must be the sole maintenance and repair vendor given the proprietary nature of their equipment already in place at the Hines VAMC and CBOCs. Only e.Norman Security Systems, Inc. personnel is to provide maintenance or repairs to the existing systems in place, stated above, unless otherwise documented by e.Norman Security Systems, Inc.

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.501, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 561621.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contracting Officer by 3:00PM (Central Time) 05/16/2024. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with all the above requirements. 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. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with e.Norman Security Systems, Inc.

Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to William McQuade at William.McQuade@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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