Eaton UPS Model 9395-275 Annual Preventative Maintenance

****NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with OTT HydroMet.
****The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Weather Prediction (OWP) and its need for annual preventative maintenance for its Eaton, Model 9395-275, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system at their Tuscaloosa, AL location.
The National Water Center has a UPS System (Eaton Model #9395-275: capacity 240KW, 300KVA, 240 battery cells) that provides a power bridge between their utility power and their generators in the event of losing utility power. This protects the data centers, cooling equipment, security systems, as well as most desktops and laptops. This utility component is critical in protecting its IT equipment located in two separate data centers within the building.

The required supplies or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with the existing system and Eaton Corporation is uniquely qualified to meet the requirement.

Eaton Corporation is the only company that is qualified and allowed to work on Eaton UPS systems.

Period of Performance:
Base Year: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
Option Year 1: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
Option Year 2: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Option Year 3: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
Option Year 4: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024

***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the service as described that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

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