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This document is a Special Notice announcing the intent to make a sole source award to E-Metro Global, Inc. to acquire 500 analog lines and migrate them across at least 35 buildings and locations for the USDA/ARS/NEA. The objective is to procure a unified telecommunications system for the BARC campus, which currently has a fragmented system with some analog phone lines. E-Metro Global, Inc. has been determined to be the only vendor capable of meeting the requirements, which include surveying locations, completing migrations, building a campus alert system, and providing training and support. The NAICS code is 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, and the PSC code is DA01 - IT and Telcom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor). Interested parties have until September 16, 2024 to submit responses demonstrating their capability to provide a product that meets the government's needs. This is not a request for competitive quotes, and the government has sole discretion on whether to compete the proposed award.