8 AF Command Post

Added: May 02, 2018 2:24 pm

The 2d Contracting Squadon at Barksdale AFB LA intends to award a Sole Source, Firm Fixed Price contract to Unify Inc. under Simplified Aquisition Procedures and Other than Full and open competition as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Market research has been conducted and it has been determined that this is a sole source requirement authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Justification: Supplies required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Multiple awards will not be considered for this procurement.

The Government intends to procure the following:

JITC certified c2 Unify OpenScape Voice Command Post dispatch phone system. To include the following components.

The aforementioned equipment has been identified as proprietary to Unify Inc., and unauthorized third party maintenance providers will not have the ability to provide software maintenance patches or releases for Unify'ssoftware. Additionally, unauthorized third party maintenance providers are prohibited from providing these services to Unify's direct customers without Unify's prior written authorization and therefore competition is not expected.

The anticipated award date is after 30 May 2018. This is NOT a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. No contract award will be made on the basis of this notice.

"Notice to Offeror(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this notice until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this notice, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancel this notice, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs."

"The Contracting Officer is the only authorized representative that may obligate funds on behalf of the US Government. Work accomplished under the direction of any other individual is not authorized and is accomplished at the sole liability of the contractor."

This notice does not constitute a solicitation document. Requests for such documents will not be considered. However, all information received within thirty (30) days of this publication of this notice will be considered SOLELY for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the direction of the Government. The Government will not pay for information received. The NAICS Code is 334210 and the size standard is 1,250 employees. Any questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to A1C Olivieri, Contracting Adminstrator, at Christian.Olivieri@us.af.mil, (318) 456-3181, or Mrs. Jennifer Souza, Contracting Officer, at jennifer.souza.3@us.af.mil , (318) 456-9725.