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The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System anticipates awarding a sole source procurement to MCS of Tampa, Inc. for the replacement of the existing AD-64 Voice Mail System with the NEC Univerge 8500 Voice Mail Platform at the Ft. Myers Out-Patient Clinic in Ft. Myers, Florida. The Univerge 8500 VM system will reside on a new platform with all new hardware and software. The operating system will be Windows 2003 Server. Only authorized dealers who have an Associates relationship with NEC are authorized to purchase and install NEC telephone and voice mail systems. MCS of Tampa is an authorized dealer and has a contract for full maintenance and support for the existing ten (10) NEC phone and voice mail systems in the Bay Pines telephone network. As part of the installation process the replacement voice mail system must be integrated into the Bay Pines network and connected to the PBX at Bay Pines. This will require extensive programming of the NEC NEAX 2400 IPX-UMG PBXs at Bay Pines and Fort Myers. A different vendor could not be granted access without compromising the responsibilities of MCS to maintain the systems. NAICS code # 238210 applies to this procurement. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. No solicitation will be issued, however, all quotations received on or before 4:00 PM, EST, April 3, 2008, will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The anticipated award date is on or before April 10, 2008. Please direct all questions regarding this procurement to Cathy Donovan, Contract Specialist by phone at 727-398-9328, by fax at 727-319-1249, or by email at Catherine.Donovan@va.gov.