Hose-McCann Intercom System Upgrade and Groom

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Acquisition, Accountability, and Analysis Branch, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Hose-McCann Telephone Co., Inc of Deerfield Beach, Florida, for the upgrade and groom of the Hose-McCann internal communication system installed aboard the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker.

The sole source determination is based on the compatibility to existing systems or equipment.  The internal communication system installed aboard the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker is a Hose-McCann system that has been certified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).  All parts and grooming must be performed by Hose-McCann to maintain ABS certification and proper function of the system.  Hose-McCann is a women owned small business without reseller agreements or distributors.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment 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.