Intent to Sole Source Evolve Technologies LLC_1.pdf

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND

IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

The Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, Denver, Colorado, intends to award a single source purchase order with Evolve Technologies, LLC.

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND

Bureau of Reclamation intends to negotiate a sole source contract with that Evolve Technologies, LLC for ShoreTel IP Voice Communications Systems support in Colorado. The contractor shall provide all the required integration services and will include additional site license and maintenance support for all requirements issued under the contract. NAICS 517919; All Other Telecommunications, size standard $35 Million.

Reclamation utilizes Evolve Technologies, LLC’s proprietary technical and design information for the set up and programming of the Mitel (formerly ShorTel) phone system. ShorTel used Evolve Technologies, LLC as a local service provider, this continued with the transition to Mitel.

Switching service providers is not feasible or affordable given the proprietary technical information possessed by Evolve Technologies, LLC, The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13-106-1(b)(1)(i), Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. If firms believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a technical capability statement along with business profile to Mr. Jason Motala at jmotala@usbr.gov within five (5) days of this notice. Any information received will be treated as market research information towards future similar or same requirement. Quotations or proposals received in response to this notice will not be accepted since the synopsis is not a request for proposal.