Follow-on one time award”. This will be for the an upgrade to the current crestron audio-visual system for the NOAA hazardous weather testbed (HWT), including all necessary cabling, encoder/decoder cards, switches, transmitters, tuners and control panels

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) PACIFIC REGION FACILITES ENGINEERING GROUP INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH SKC COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, LLC IN  FOR NONPERSONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERIC DELTA 13-C OF SHAWNEE MISSION, KS FOR A “FOLLOW-ON ONE TIME AWARD”. THIS WILL BE FOR THE AN UPGRADE TO THE CURRENT CRESTRON AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM FOR THE NOAA HAZARDOUS WEATHER TESTBED (HWT), INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY CABLING, ENCODER/DECODER CARDS, SWITCHES, TRANSMITTERS, TUNERS AND CONTROL PANELS.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) THIS IS A FOLLOW-ON TO THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT PUT IN PLACE BY THE FOLLOW-ON VENDOR AND THE UPGRADE USING THIS SAME VENDOR WILL REMOVE DUPLICATION IN EFFORT, PURCHASE, AND ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE WITHIN THE SECURE IT.  ADDITIONALLY THE CURRENT VENDOR HAS “ONE OR MORE ESTABLISHED EXCUSTIVE LICENSING AGREEMENTS, PROPRIETARY DATEA, LIMITED RIGHTS IN DATA, PATENT RIGHTS. NAD OEM REQUIREGED CERTIFICATIONS OF OEM AUTHORIZED RESELLER COPYRIGHTS.”

THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE COMPLETION IS WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER AWARD.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET 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.