Notice of Intent - Sole Source - Elevator Maintenance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15297127
- Agency
- Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238290 Other Building Equipment Contractors
- Place of performance
- Algiers Alger 16030 Algeria
- Points of contact
-
- Procurement Team algiers_procurement@state.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State has issued a Special Notice of Intent for a sole source procurement related to elevator maintenance at the U.S. Embassy in Algiers, Algeria. The notice was posted on May 12, 2025, with a response deadline of May 27, 2025. The procurement will be a firm fixed price contract below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The intended awardee is VERTICAL SOLUTION, a local Algerian company, which is considered the only responsible source for this project. The contract will cover corrective maintenance of the chancery's elevators, with the government invoking specific Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions to justify the sole source selection.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to procure specialized elevator maintenance services from the sole authorized distributor capable of providing certified technicians and original equipment manufacturer parts. Contractors are informed that this is not a competitive solicitation, though the government will consider responses received by the May 27 deadline at 5:00 p.m. EDT. VERTICAL SOLUTION was selected based on its unique position as the only qualified provider in Algeria for this specific maintenance requirement. Interested parties with questions are directed to contact Algiers_Procurement@state.gov, with telephone inquiries explicitly not accepted. The procurement falls under the NAICS category 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors) and PSC category J036 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Special Industry Machinery), indicating the specialized nature of the required services.
Notice text
This is not a solicitation; this is a NOTICE OF INTENT to award a sole source procurement.
The U.S. Embassy in Algiers intends to solicit and award a firm fixed price contract below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold to VERTICAL SOLUTION in Algiers, Algeria, to perform corrective maintenance of the chancery's elevators under authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i) and 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).
For this requirement, VERTICAL SOLUTION is considered the only responsible source that can perform this type of project because they are the sole authorized distributor in Algeria that can provide certified technicians and original equipment manufacturer parts to maintain the chancery's elevators, as required by the Department of State.
This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than May 27 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Point of contact: Please direct your questions to Algiers_Procurement@state.gov; telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
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