Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER

Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Tobyhanna Division, Tobyhanna, PA 18466 intends to award a sole source purchase order to Westnet Inc., 15542 Chemical Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92649.

The scope of this requirement includes tasks associated with the First-In-Alerting System. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, equipment and parts in support of this contract and provide experienced service technicians. The contractor shall provide quality services in accordance with (IAW) manufacturers’ specifications and accepted industry standards according to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and United Facilities Criteria (UFC). This requirement is for non-personnel services to provide on-site maintenance three (3) visits per year as well as 24/7 toll-free technical support, including “hot spare” for equipment and exchange service, remote system maintenance, station diagnostic testing, monitoring of reported trouble with integrated system operations and provide all parts and labor necessary to restore the equipment to working order in accordance with factory specifications in effect at the time the equipment was purchased. Only one (1) On-Line UPS replacement will be included yearly. If additional UPSs are required, they will be invoiced separately. MCU RAAM Service Software-Lite-Ethernet Licensing and Smart Station Programming Software Ethernet Version Licensing are also required. VPN access will be provided for remote adjustments and support.

Westnet Inc. have exclusive licensing rights to their MCU RAAM service and Smart Station Programming Software. Both of which are required to keep the system functioning. NFPA 72, NFPA 70E and UFC 3-600-02 requires that the First-In-Alerting system is functioning properly in accordance with (IAW) the manufacturers specifications.

The Government intends to acquire these services under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures and FAR Part 12, Commercial Services. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Westnet Inc., under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any interested party that can provide this product without compromising the required criteria cited above, you may submit a statement of capabilities that may be considered.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is based upon responses to this notice and it 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 in the future.

The capability statement, a price list and any other information furnished must be via email only and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can meet the requirements.

Capability statements and related materials must be submitted to Justin Marino via email at: justin.m.marino2.civ@army.mil by 4:00 pm EST on August 1, 2024 .